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COP16: Recognising land rights, key to conserving biodiversity in Latin America – Afro-descendants

Ahead of the COP16 UN Biodiversity Conference, 25+ Afro-descendant organisations have announced recommendations to prioritise land rights of communities contributing to conservation in Latin...

Latin American experts gather in New York to discuss fossil fuel free zone in the Amazon

As government representatives, civil society organisations and Indigenous leaders gather in New York for Climate Week, the UN General Assembly, and the UN Secretary-General’s...

Regional centre promotes climate action in Latin America

Friday, March 31 2017 saw the opening of a Regional Collaboration Centre in Panama City, to be operated by the United Nations Framework Convention...

Africa, Asia, Latin America face health risk from water pollution

Water pollution has risen across three continents, placing hundreds of millions of people at risk of contracting life-threatening diseases like cholera and typhoid, the...

Ahead Habitat III, Toluca forum explores Latin American cities’ future

The last of the four scheduled Regional Meetings ahead of Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, will hold...

Latin American, Caribbean nations in $365m initiative to restore degraded land

Latin American and Caribbean countries and regional programmes, working with regional and global organisations, on Sunday, December 7, 2014 in Lima, Peru launched “Initiative 20x20,” a...

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COP29: UN chief urges action on loss and damage funding

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, urged nations to increase contributions to a fund supporting developing...
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COP29: African negotiators highlight adaptation, climate finance as top priorities

As the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

IOM, UNICEF renew partnership to protect, empower climate-displaced children

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have renewed collaboration to ensure migrant and...

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COP29: UN chief urges action on loss and damage funding

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024,...

COP29: African negotiators highlight adaptation, climate finance as top priorities

As the 29th session of the Conference of the...
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