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Tag: United Nations Environment Program

World

United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

August 15, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

World

United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

World

World Needs Much More Aid to Adapt to Climate Shocks, U.N. Says

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024BRAD PLUMERComments Off on World Needs Much More Aid to Adapt to Climate Shocks, U.N. Says

A new report, urging rich nations to give more climate aid to poorer ones, comes as Donald Trump’s election throws global climate talks into disarray.

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Restoration of the Ozone Layer Is Back on Track, Scientists Say

January 9, 2023January 11, 2023HENRY FOUNTAINComments Off on Restoration of the Ozone Layer Is Back on Track, Scientists Say

Rogue emissions from China of ozone-depleting chemicals had threatened to delay recovery by a decade. But the emissions were stopped, according to a U.N.-backed report.

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Nations Must Increase Funding to Cope With Climate Shocks, U.N. Warns

November 3, 2022Christopher FlavelleComments Off on Nations Must Increase Funding to Cope With Climate Shocks, U.N. Warns

Failing to help developing nations brace for disruption will lead to increased conflict and widespread suffering, the United Nations wrote in a new report.

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Climate Change Could Increase Risk of Wildfires 50% by Century’s End

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022RAYMOND ZHONGComments Off on Climate Change Could Increase Risk of Wildfires 50% by Century’s End

Worsening heat and dryness could lead to a 50 percent rise in off-the-charts fires, according to a United Nations report.

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As if Yemen Needed More Woes, a Decrepit Oil Tanker Threatens Disaster

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020RICK GLADSTONEComments Off on As if Yemen Needed More Woes, a Decrepit Oil Tanker Threatens Disaster

A rusting vessel used for years to store oil off Yemen’s coast poses what the United Nations has called a dire and entirely preventable threat of ecological catastrophe.

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‘There’s No More Water’: Climate Change on a Drying Island

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020Tommy TrenchardComments Off on ‘There’s No More Water’: Climate Change on a Drying Island

A delicate ecosystem was disrupted in the Comoros, off East Africa, when forests were cleared to make way for farmland. The consequences offer lessons for other parts of the developing world.

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Recyclers Cringe as Southeast Asia Says It’s Sick of the West’s Trash

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019MIKE IVESComments Off on Recyclers Cringe as Southeast Asia Says It’s Sick of the West’s Trash

After China restricted plastic scrap imports, countries like Malaysia took the brunt of the waste. But now there’s a regionwide backlash, and recyclers are worried.

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Japan’s New Leader Faces an Early Test: Winning Over Trump

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The Russia-Ukraine Energy War

October 26, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

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October 26, 2025October 26, 2025Valerie Hopkins

Palestinian Leader Lays Out Succession Plan, Elevating Deputy as Apparent Heir

October 26, 2025Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon

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Egypt Aids Search for Bodies of Dead Captives in Gaza

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025ISABEL KERSHNER

Under Trump’s Aegis, Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Resolve Border Dispute

October 26, 2025SUI-LEE WEE

Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025DECLAN WALSH
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