UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts
The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary ...
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Who Is Protecting Antarctica’s Environment?
2). On several occasions, some Member States have used United Nations forums to critique Antarctic governance and geopolitics. In 1956, before the Antarctic Treaty was negotiated, India proposed ...
How countries define climate action in Paris Agreement pledges – and why a standard format could help assess outcomes
The climate pledges that countries submit to the UN may or may not detail policy and regulatory measures, making it difficult ...
No countries on track to meet all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, analysis finds
A new analysis reveals complex linkages among the United Nations' (UN's) 17 Sustainable Development Goals—which include such ...
Confronting backlash against women's rights, 193 nations commit to speed action on gender equality
The U.N.’s 193 member nations have made a commitment to accelerate action on more than a dozen fronts to achieve gender ...
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We need a global environmental court – and we need it now
Recognising this urgency, United Nations member states have requested an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the climate obligations of individual nations.
NATO secretary-general tells Trump he’s motivating alliance members to spend more on defense
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is praising President Donald Trump for motivating fellow transatlantic alliance members to ...
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FIA PRESIDENT ADDRESSES UNITED NATIONS IN GENEVA CALLING FOR ACTION AROUND INLAND TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY
Over the last 75 years, together with its subsidiary bodies, the ITC has provided an intergovernmental forum, where UNECE and United Nations Member States come together to forge tools for economic ...
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Top 10 Current Most Powerful Countries in the World
The most powerful countries not only wield significant economic influence but also in military strength and strategic ...
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Massey Professor leads push for plastics treaty after United Nations stalemate
The body of over 400 independent scientists also called for support to continue work that underpins the efforts of the ‘coalition of the willing’ – over 100 United Nations member states who are ...
The U.S. has withdrawn from a climate agreement that helps developing nations, South Africa says
South Africa said it had received notice that the U.S. had withdrawn from the International Partners Group, a bloc of rich ...
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UN biodiversity talks end with nations backing $200 billion per year plan to protect nature
COP16’s successful conclusion is the first United Nations meeting in many months that ended on a positive note, as various ...