Sunak proves why the UN was right to snub the UK PM for its Climate Ambition Summit
On 20 September, world leaders met in New York for the UN Climate Ambition Summit. In a novel move before ...
Tag: UN
An anthropologist predicted the current failings of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – spoiler, it’s all capitalism
In part one of this two-part article, we took a look at the UN's latest Sustainable Development Goals report, and ...
New UN sustainable development report finds world failing on multiple global crises
A new United Nations (UN) report has found that nations are way off course in tackling multiple major global crises. ...
Small island states call out rich nations’ climate responsibility in historic ocean tribunal hearing
Leaders of nine small island states turned to the UN maritime court on Monday 11 September. They're seeking an end ...
G20 coal emissions continue to rise despite climate pledges
New research has shown that G20 per capita coal emissions are continuing to rise. These coal-based emissions are increasing despite ...
UN calls out fossil fuel major Saudi Aramco’s climate crisis-related human rights violations
The world's most prolific fossil fuel major is guilty of human rights violations along with its crimes against the climate. ...
Youth climate activists inspire UN committee to declare child climate rights
Young people have been leading the way in the fight against climate breakdown - and now, a United Nations committee ...
People ask #WheresTom after a Tory minister no-shows a UN meeting on disabled people’s rights
The Tory government failed to attend a meeting of the United Nations (UN) regarding its treatment of chronically ill, deaf, ...
Tories have backed out of a UN meeting on their breaches of human rights
The United Nations (UN) is once again investigating the UK government over its treatment of chronically ill and disabled people. ...
Attacks on aid workers are at an all-time high worldwide, says the UN
A total of 62 humanitarian aid workers have died this year around the world, the UN has said. The statistic ...
New study reaffirms what we all knew – fossil fuel companies plot the path to climate ruin
Scientists have said that fossil fuel companies are currently on track to far exceed production in line with Paris Agreement ...
Big agribusiness corporations have covertly captured key talks on the future of global food systems
If you needed a reminder that corporations rule the world, look no further than the United Nations’ (UN) answer to ...
UN fails to agree Syria aid lifeline extension
On 11 July, the UN Security Council failed to reach consensus on extending a key Syria aid route. This threw ...
Circular economy approach to plastic pollution won’t fix the problem
In March 2022, 175 member states agreed to end plastic pollution by forming an international and legally binding agreement by ...
UN letter slams EHRC as writing ‘formula to discriminate’ against trans people
On 11 May, UN expert on sexual orientation and gender identity Victor Madrigal-Borloz issued a report condemning the Equality and Human ...
Sudan heading for refugee crisis as war escalates – but international solidarity isn’t forthcoming
Hundreds of thousands could flee Sudan as peace negotiations break down. Up to 860,000 people could be displaced by the ...
Head of the UN’s COP28 climate conference claims fossil fuels still have a role to play
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the UN's COP28 climate conference in November 2023. One of its senior politicians, ...
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