After hosting World Cup, Qatar praised by UN rights body for labor law reforms but urged to do more
Qatar has been praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body for improving labor laws before the 2022 World Cup.
Countries are ramping up renewable energy plans, but not fast enough
An assessment of national energy plans says that countries are on track to double global renewable energy capacity by 2030.
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Biggest name world leaders missing at United Nations climate talks, but others try to fill the void
COP29 Climate Summit Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Simon Stiell, ...
Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
The major focus of the negotiations is climate finance, which is rich nations trying to help poor countries pay for ...
Trump selects Elise Stefanik to be next U.S. ambassador to United Nations
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as his pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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World leaders descend on Azerbaijan's capital Baku for United Nations climate talks
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big ...
Middle East latest: US won't halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation
Eight international aid groups say Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip ...
Afghanistan attends United Nations climate talks for first time since Taliban's return to power
Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in ...
At UN, US warns Israel against forcible displacement, starvation in Gaza
The United States stressed at the United Nations on Tuesday that "there must be no forcible displacement, nor policy of ...