COP28 climate talks

As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept out

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As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept out

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Photo Credit: AP As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in Sunday for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the … Read more

Explained | What was the U.N. water conference and what happened there?

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Explained | What was the U.N. water conference and what happened there?

The story so far: The United Nations 2023 Water Conference held in New York on March 22-24 was the first such meeting on water after 46 years. The conference coincided with the mid-term comprehensive review of the International Decade for Action. In a report entitled ‘Water for Sustainable Development 2018–2028’, the U.N. recognised the urgent … Read more