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In battle against climate change, courts become a new frontier REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis / 26 Jan 2021 People, including children and indigenous communities, are increasingly turning to the courts to compel governments and businesses to respect and accelerate commitments on climate change. According to a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), published today, the number of climate change litigation cases has surged in the last four years and now stands at 1,550 in 38 coun...

Inaugural meeting of One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance Inaugural meeting of One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance Tripartite Joint Secretariat on Antimicrobial Resistance 26 January 2021 Excellencies, Director-Generals from sister agencies UNEP, FAO, OIE, dear colleagues and friends, Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. First, I would like to thank the co-chairs of the One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance,...

Modern Diplomacy Published 3 months ago The government of Bangladesh today signed a $6.5 million financing agreement with the World Bank to enable around 39,000 slum children complete primary education as well as provide pre-vocational training to 8,500 school-dropped out youths in Cox’s Bazar.  This additional financing to the Second Reaching Out of School Children (ROSC II) Project will support poor children aged between 8- to 14-years in eight city corporations to complete primary educ...

President Biden signed an executive order at the White House just hours after being sworn in, to reverse the previous administration’s withdrawal from t...

World January 18, 2021 PARIS: The world is falling short of promises made under the Paris climate deal to help the most vulnerable nations deal with the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change, according to the United Nations. Adaptation—reducing the fallout among communities and increasing their capacity to deal with climate-related disasters such as floods and drought—is a pillar of the landmark 2015 accord, which aims to char...

PARIS: The world is falling short of promises made under the Paris climate deal to help the most vulnerable nations...

The planet is set to warm by 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels just this century, but the world remains unprepared for climate change, a U.N. report says. More...

‘Nations failing to fund climate adaptation’ World January 18, 2021 PARIS: The world is falling short of promises made under the Paris climate deal to help the most vulnerable nations deal with the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change, according to the United Nations. Adaptation -- reducing the fallout among communities and increasing their capacity to deal with climate-related disasters such as floods...

Nations failing to fund climate adaptation: UN

The world is falling short of promises made under the Paris climate deal to help the most vulnerable nations deal with the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change, according to the United Nations.