UN High-level Dialogue seeks measures to reform the international financial architecture and strengthen global financial safety net amid calls for SDG Stimulus
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The European Union's executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were "temporarily suspended" after a United Nations probe found widespread theft…
More than 250,000 children in public primary schools in Nairobi will receive regular subsidised school meals provided by the county government. The Dishi Na County programme is Kenya’s first in an…
The Libyan town of Derna is on the coast, at the end of a valley with a seasonal river. Because flooding has damaged the city before, two dams were built to contain the river.
September’s rainfall…
A student has cycled 4,000km (2,500 miles) across West Africa, enduring arrests and blazing heat, for a spot at his dream university.
Mamadou Safayou Barry set off from Guinea for Egypt's…
Human rights abuses have led to concerns over agreement that was aimed at addressing issue of people-smuggling to Italy
The EU’s deal with Tunisia to combat people smugglers moving migrants across…
Veganic agriculture is the food revolution for the modern world.
Is it possible to grow food without exploiting animals in gardening/homesteading and farming systems? Even if we do not keep…
They might not be as famous as the “real” Nobels but we all look forward to them.
First, they make you laugh and then they make you think. The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate the unusual and honor the…
Could this be a reckoning day for big oil?
The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the biggest oil and gas companies, claiming they have deceived the public about the risks of …
Bonn, Germany, 18 September 2023 – Starting today, young people taking bold leadership on climate change can nominate their work for the 2023 United Nations Global Climate Action Awards.
The awards…
Outgoing chief executive Bernard Looney presided over plans to cut fossil fuel output by end of decade
BP’s climate goals must not “evaporate” along with another chief executive, campaign groups…
Fatih Birol, head of International Energy Agency, says countries planning expansion are ‘misjudging market trends’
Countries and companies planning to expand their fossil fuel production are taking…
System not fit for carbon offsetting, puts Indigenous communities at risk and should be replaced with new approach, say researchers
Rainforest conservation projects are not suitable for carbon…
New paper carrier bags are water-resistant and capable of carrying up to six four-pint milk bottles
Marks & Spencer has replaced plastic bags for life with paper carrier bags in an attempt to…
Vegan charity and its drones reveal that parasites are infesting fish reared for UK supermarkets
Lochs in the Highlands of Scotland are among the most spectacular and pristine wildlife areas in…