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- Survival at Stake: Caribbean Calls For Just, Fair Financing For Small Island States at COP
Communities living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) pay the price of climate change in lives, livelihoods, and stunted sustainable development. Representatives from Caribbean islands have repeatedly expressed this ongoing concern at COP29. Dr. Colin A. Young, Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC), reemphasized the catastrophic… Read more » - ‘The International Community Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye to the Suffering of Sudanese Women’
Content warning: this interview contains details some readers may find distressing. Read more » - Governments Must Ease Pressure on Families to Stop Children Slipping Through the Cracks
From the cost-of-living crisis to the impacts of war, cuts to social protection and even climate change, families worldwide are facing a combination of pressures that test their capacity to cope and care for children. As a result, millions of children and young adults are at risk of losing vital… Read more » - Rebuilding Trust, Dialogue, Collaboration Key to COP29’s Success, Says Barbados Minister
“This Finance COP has to deliver. I think this is a crucial moment for the COP process,” said Shantal Munro-Knight, Barbados Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. Barbados, a nation at the forefront of climate advocacy, continues to push boundaries at COP29, the so-called Finance COP. Knight shared her views… Read more » - Human Rights Watch Condemns Israel’s “Deliberate” Military Offensives in Gaza
A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) postulates that Israeli military practices in the Gaza Strip constitutes as war crimes. Released on November 14, the new report details the scale of destruction in the Gaza Strip over a 13-month period, during which time the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) undertook… Read more » - The World Depends on a Healthy Southern Ocean
It is a hectic week for UN environmental conservation talks with simultaneous meetings occurring around the world: Climate change negotiations are entering their second week in Baku, Azerbaijan and the G20 takes place in Rio de Janeiro November 18-19—so, it’s understandable other important issues could get lost in the mix.… Read more » - COP29: Ambitious Climate Finance Goal is not Enough – the Funds must also Reach the Right Communities
The 29th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP29) currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a key global milestone for agreeing on a new compromise to reduce emissions and to provide to the Global South the much-needed finance to address the devastating consequences of the climate crisis. While these climate… Read more » - Methane Mitigation at COP-29—Pathways to Climate Action
Methane emissions have emerged as a focal point of discussion as global leaders congregate at COP29 in Baku to tackle the escalating climate crisis. In an exclusive interview with IPS, Roland Kupers, a lead architect at the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Methane Emissions Observatory, outlined actionable strategies to… Read more » - COP29 Must Set New Global Climate Finance Target, Says UNDP Adaptation Head
Empowering communities, fostering innovation and integrating socio-economic contexts into climate strategies are crucial for effective adaptation to climate change, says Srilata Kammila, Head of Climate Change Adaptation at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In an exclusive interview with Inter Press Service, Kammila shed light on the agency’s pioneering approaches to locally-led… Read more » - Peace Talks—Delegates Turn To Climate Summit for Insights Into What Really Makes People Safe
At a time when the COP29 summit is primarily focused on climate finance as a tool to cool catastrophically high global temperatures and reverse consequences for all life on earth, delegates—alarmed and concerned by the state of world peace and stability—are seeking ways to enhance safety.Delegates at a side event… Read more »
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