Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearings
The world’s top court will next week start unprecedented hearings aimed at finding a “legal blueprint” for how countries should protect the environment from damaging greenhouse gases — and what…
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Commends Azerbaijan for Hosting COP29
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, extended her gratitude today to the Government of Azerbaijan for hosting COP29 in Baku and for creating an environment where world…
Pre-COP29 conference concludes in Baku
The Pre-COP29 conference, themed “Enhance Ambition and Enable Action,” wrapped up Friday in Baku at the Heydar Aliyev Center. In his opening remarks at the Climate and Development Ministerial meeting,…
Dreli Solomon: Climate finance vital to crisis response for island states
Special attention is being paid to stimulating the development of state adaptation programs and sustainable, contextual, and long-term climate measures, Dreli Solomon, first secretary of the Embassy of Vanuatu in…
John Salong: Accelerating adaptation action critical for vulnerable countries
Accelerating adaptation actions is a critically important step for the most vulnerable countries, particularly small island developing states and least developed countries, John Salong, the minister of climate action and…
Cargo ship carrying Azerbaijani crew runs aground in Russia’s Don river
A cargo ship loaded with steel billets ran aground on the Don River in Russia’s Rostov Oblast on its way from Rostov-on-Don to the Turkish port of Samsun, Report informs…
US to step up work with Pacific nations to halt drug trafficking
The United States will work with Pacific Island nations to rein in drug trafficking by criminal networks from China, which use the region as a way station for narcotics exports…
6.1 magnitude quake hits coast of Vanuatu
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has been recorded off the coast of Vanuatu, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center, Report informs referring to TASS. The epicenter was located 103…
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Vanuatu coast
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 was recorded off the coast of Vanuatu, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said, Report informs via TASS. The epicenter was located 99 km west of the…
King Charles says COP28 a ‘critical turning point’ in fight against climate change
King Charles said he hoped COP28 “will be another critical turning point towards genuine transformational action at a time when, already, as scientists have been warning for so long, we…