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World’s diverse biospheres ‘making peace with the natural world’
03 November 2023
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Quirimbas Biosphere Reserve, Mozambique
Spanning from city to savannah, and from mountaintops to mangroves, the world’s 748 biosphere reserves are being celebrated this Friday for their diversity and contribution to a green global future.…
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Explainer: How AI helps combat climate change
03 November 2023
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An invaluable mobile app helping Kenyan pastoralists beat the drought.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making inroads worldwide in health, education and industry, but how can this cutting-edge technology help the world combat and mitigate the effects of climate change…
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Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Venezuela
03 November 2023
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its one hundred and thirty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Iran, Kuwait, the Republic of…
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In Dialogue with Costa Rica, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Legal and Institutional Safeguards against Torture, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Attacks on Indigenous Human Rights Defenders
02 November 2023
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Costa Rica, with Committee Experts praising the State…
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Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Views on Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Paraguay and Tajikistan
02 November 2023
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The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to views concerning Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Paraguay and Tajikistan.
José Manuel Santos Pais, Committee Vice Chairperson and Special Rapporteur for follow-up on views, presented the assessment of the responses…
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Climate action: ‘Take steps to close the adaptation gap, now’
02 November 2023
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Air pollution, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, is a serious problem in Indian cities.
Instead of accelerating to meet the challenge of rising emissions, progress on climate adaptation is slowing across the board, a new report published on Thursday by the UN’s environment agency…
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General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo
02 November 2023
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The UN General Assembly votes on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.
The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted by a large margin against the United States’ economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in…
