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Nov 13, 2024
At COP29, wealthy and poor nations negotiate to split the climate bill
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U.N. summit’s key talks focus on which countries should pay to help others mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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Nov 14, 2017
Island nations prepare for a looming future without land
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Kiribati has been identified as the first country that will disappear as a result of climate change.
Nov 3, 2017
Competing American messages at the U.N. climate talks
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Some fear recent federal policies will overshadow significant American climate efforts.
Sep 21, 2017
Trump vows more sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear buildup
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Trump has signed an executive order that would enable the U.S. to sanction individual companies and institutions that finance trade with North Korea.
Jul 17, 2017
The US still wants a say in how UN climate change money is spent
The U.S. has pulled out of the Paris climate agreement, but it’s already put $1 billion into the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund. That’s meant to help poor and developing countries manage climate change. And while President Trump said he won’t commit any more money to the fund, the White House still wants American delegates […]
Oct 10, 2016
Haiti’s complicated history with foreign aid
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After Hurricane Matthew, how might aid be administered in Haiti?
Nov 25, 2015
A 12-day push to reach a climate change deal starts on Monday
In Paris, representatives of some 200 countries will work towards a climate change deal.
Dec 10, 2014
At climate change meeting, poor countries step forward
More developing countries are making the commitment to fight emissions.
Jun 4, 2014
The UN says, "Raise your voice, not the sea level"
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May 1, 2013
Report estimates 260,000 died in Somalia famine
Critics have blamed the U.N. for not reacting faster to the 2011 famine in Somalia because the international community feared that relief would be confiscated by Islamic militants.