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First ever talks to ditch fossil fuels as UN deadlock deepens #UN

Countries meet in first global effort to phase out fossil fuels
Some 60 countries are meeting in Colombia as frustration grows with lack of progress in tackling climate change

Detail on voting for the #UnitedNations #Resolution UN A/80/L.48: “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement,” recognising the Transatlantic #slave trade as amongst our…

"Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN"
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Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN
The amount of heat trapped by Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday.

"Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive"
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Fossil fuels are ‘ripping away national security’ says UN exec
‘Sunlight doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits,’ says UNFCCC’s Simon Stiell.

Ein ehemaliges Model will den Weltfrieden. #politik #un #klischee …

Melania Trump leitet Sitzung im UN-Sicherheitsrat
Selten tritt Melania Trump, die First Lady der USA, politisch in Erscheinung. Das änderte sich nun. In New York leitete sie eine Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrates zu Kinderrechten. Ihr Auftritt sorgte für Kritik, wurde aber auch gelobt.

US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/mexico-us-toxic-waste-un-special-rapporteur

Isabella #Brunner from Leiden University highlights an interesting aspect of the #UN #Cybercrime Convention:

Announcing the 2026 Indigenous Craft Fair #WeAreIndigenous #UNPFII
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Announcing the 2026 Indigenous Craft Fair
Download the Flyers EN | ES | FR | PT | RU English Indigenous Craft Fair SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TRAVELING TO THE UN APRIL 22, 2026 9AM–6PM FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UN CHURCH CENTER (2ND FL…

"Women and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns"
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Mise au concours d’un poste de maître·sse assistant·e en linguistique générale dans notre section #Unil (80 %, max. 4 ans, dès le 1er août 2026).
Délai de candidature: 20 avri…

"US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says"
#US #USA #America #UN

"Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting"
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Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting - Carbon Brief
Half of nations have met a UN deadline to report on how they are tackling nature loss within their borders, Carbon Brief analysis shows.

"Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN"
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Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN
The warming El Niño weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Niña fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday.

RE: #SocialMedia crisis, we would like to point out that @… and the #Fediverse are the only social media solutions that are recognised by the #UN-endorsed initiative @….
➡️ #Mastodon and Fediverse are not alternatives, but leaders when it comes to public communication.
We are motivated to move forward here!
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#democracy #TikTok #X #diday #meta

"UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought"
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UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country's humanitarian crisis, the federal government and U.N. agencies said Tuesday.

"World’s Freshwater Fish in Crisis, U.N. Report Warns"
#UN #UnitedNations #Fish #Environment