Bahamas Raises Alarm on Lack of Cash to Survive Fast-Warming World November 8, 2024 By John Ainger There are major climate finance fights ahead at this year’s COP29 summit in Azerbaijan. The United Nations’ meeting kicking off...
UN Warns Disease Outbreak in Libya`s Flooded East Could Spark ‘a Second Devastating Crisis’ September 19, 2023 DERNA, Libya (AP) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of diseases in the...
U.S. Seeks Focused, Efficient Global Fund for Climate Disasters August 28, 2023 By Valerie Volcovici When countries adopt a global fund for climate disaster losses and damages at this year’s U.N. climate conference, the U.S....
UN Says Operation to Siphon Oil out of Rusting Tanker Moored off Yemen Begins to ‘Avoid Catastrophe’ July 26, 2023 By Samy Magdy CAIRO (AP) — An international team began siphoning oil out of a decrepit oil tanker off the coast of Yemen...
A Salvage Team Is Set to Begin Siphoning Oil out of Rusting Tanker Moored off Yemen, UN Says July 24, 2023 By Samy Magdy CAIRO (AP) — An international team is set to begin siphoning oil out of the hull of a decrepit tanker...
UN Says Insurance Coverage Secured to Salvage Rusting Oil Tanker off Yemen June 14, 2023 By Samy Magdy CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations has secured insurance coverage to start a ship- to-ship transfer of 1.1 million barrels...
UN Agency: 2M Killed, $4.3 Trillion in Damages from Extreme Weather May 23, 2023 GENEVA (AP) – The economic damage of weather- and climate-related disasters continues to rise, even as improvements in early warning...
UN Official Warns of Rising Earthquake Death Toll in Syria February 17, 2023 By Omar Akour AMMAN (AP) — The United Nations regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syrian crisis said Thursday that the country’s death toll...
Historic Compensation Fund Approved at UN Climate Talks November 21, 2022 By Seth Borenstein, Samy Magdy and Frank Jordans SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — For the first time the nations of the world decided to help pay for the...
Insurance Fund for Climate Impacts Announced at UN Talks November 15, 2022 By Wanjohi Kabukuru SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The Group of Seven leading economies launched a new insurance system Monday to provide swift...