Non-State actors such as companies, cities, regions and provinces have vital role in realizing bigger reductions in current and future emissions. UN File Photo/Kibae Park

Global temperature rise bound to affect human health

24 December 2015

Human health is bound to suffer if global warming goes beyond the limits agreed in December at the Paris climate change conference.

That’s the view of Jörg Hacker, a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board.

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A young boy from Burundi, forced to flee his home due to violence, looks at his new surroundings in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania.

UNICEF/Rob Beechey

Conflict and natural disasters pushing record number of people from homes

16 December 2015

Conflict and natural disasters are pushing an unprecedented number of people from their homes, according to the High Commissioner of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

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Power station at COP21 where participants don’t just charge their cell phones, drink juices, or listen to music—they cycle for them.

Stephanie Coutrix

Pedal-power takes charge at COP21

12 December 2015

At the UN climate change conference, delegates don’t just stand around charging their phones while drinking juice and listening to the latest beats: they have to pedal hard for them.

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Starting in 2011, drought-hit northern and eastern Kenya suffered especially from an already poor food security situation, exacerbated by high food and fuel prices. File

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“Time for compromise” on climate deal, says negotiator

11 December 2015

“It’s time for compromise”: the words of the minister heading Kenya’s delegation at the COP21 climate change talks, as negotiations continue into the weekend.

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Thani-Al-Zayoudi.

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“Huge impact” of climate change in UAE

11 December 2015

Climate change could have a “huge impact” on the United Arab Emirates, according to a senior negotiator from the Gulf state who is currently attending the COP21 climate talks in Paris.

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Mary Robinson and Ricken Patel, Executive Director of Avaaz at "One Heart One Tree: Lighting of the Eiffel Tower" earlier in November.

UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Human rights need to be “at the centre” of climate change policy

10 December 2015

Human rights need to be “at the centre” of climate change policy, according to a senior UN envoy.

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A flooded street in Baghdad, after heavy rain in late October 2015 inundated several areas of Iraq. Québec announced $6 CAD million to Least Developed Countries Fund, at COP21.

UNICEF/Wathiq Khuzaie

Regional and local communities have role to play in climate deal

9 December 2015

Regional and local communities have a vital role to play in addressing climate change issues.

That’s one of the messages coming out of the negotiations in Paris, where world leaders have gathered to hash out a new climate change agreement.

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Titi Akosa leads singing and dancing on "Gender Day" at COP21, highlighting the need for more women to be involved in negotiating the new climate change agreement. UN News Centre/Stephanie Coutrix

Call to break “gender imbalance” at UN climate conference

8 December 2015

Gender equality must be featured in a new universal climate change agreement and so far it does not figure prominently enough.

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Residential flats in Istanbul, Turkey.

UN-HABITAT

Local action vital, to ensure global warming goal is met

8 December 2015

Local climate action is vital to ensure that the goal of keeping global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius is met.

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Climate change is a growing cause of displacement in Africa, where some areas have been devastated by drought.

UNHCR/B. Bannon

Opportunity for Africa to “open new avenues” at climate conference

8 December 2015

There’s an opportunity for Africa to “open new avenues” at the COP21 climate change conference.

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