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<title>Morning&amp;apos;s Compass for Clarity &#45; : Environment</title>
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<description>Morning&amp;apos;s Compass for Clarity &#45; : Environment</description>
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<title>Paper and wood: Forest products show signs of recovery, UN agency says</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/3594</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ From wood-based panels used in construction, to charcoal for cooking food, forest products are valued and traded all around the world. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/3592</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip remains extremely serious, with harsh winter weather threatening to reverse recent gains in aid delivery, the United Nations said on Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>How climate change is threatening human rights</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ With rising effects of climate change across the globe, the world has started recognising that climate change is not just an ecological collapse, but also a human rights crisis. ]]></description>
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<title>Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power?</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/3589</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence worldwide is putting electrical grids under huge pressure and many believe that, to meet that need without contributing to the climate crisis, a full-scale expansion of nuclear energy is essential. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Game&#45;changing international ocean treaty comes into force</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/3590</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, marking a major step forward in efforts to ensure the health of ocean ecosystems for decades to come. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>11&#45;year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/3591</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The past 11 years have been the warmest in the modern era, while oceans continue to heat up, too, says the UN weather agency. ]]></description>
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<title>For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/3587</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>World enters era of ‘global water bankruptcy’</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/3588</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The world has moved beyond a water crisis and into a state of global water bankruptcy, says a new flagship report released on Tuesday by UN researchers. ]]></description>
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<title>From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/3586</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ “Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Why are over 670 million people going hungry?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>As global crises deepen, leaders in Doha urge shift from promises to action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As global challenges deepen, governments, civil society and international partners convened in Doha on Monday to highlight concrete solutions to advance social development and confront some of today’s most urgent crises – from widening hunger and poverty to growing inequality and climate-driven instability.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Putting people at the heart of cities, key to improving urban life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The heartbeat of modern urban life is increasingly digital – from traffic sensors and early warning systems, to participatory planning platforms and geospatial data – technology is changing how cities are designed, managed, and experienced.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Towards a fairer world: Leaders gather in Doha to renew social pact</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/434</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ What does it mean to build a society where everyone truly belongs? In a world increasingly shaped by digital divides, demographic shifts and climate disruption, the promise of ‘social development for all’ feels urgent, if elusive. ]]></description>
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<title>Pakistan’s ‘Iron Lady’ leads the fight for a fairer future for all</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/435</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Muniba Mazari has developed a powerful voice as an artist, humanitarian and disability rights activist, earning her the nickname “The Iron Lady of Pakistan.”  Earlier this year, UN chief António Guterres appointed Ms. Mazari as an SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Advocate, joining a small group of influential public figures using their platforms to dedicated to a fairer future for people and the planet. ]]></description>
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<title>World Food Day LIVE: The task of feeding the world</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amid the destruction of the Second World War, nations responded to the danger of hunger and malnutrition by creating the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 16 October 1945. The UN agency celebrates this achievement as World Food Day every year on its birthday, recognizing the work of all those who are committed to ensuring food for everyone. We’ll be bringing you the highlights live from FAO throughout the day. UN News app users can follow coverage here. ]]></description>
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<title>Doha: World Summit’s second day highlights urgency of investing in people and peace</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the Second World Summit for Social Development continued in Doha on Wednesday, governments warned that global progress risks stalling unless social protection, equality and peace are prioritised – and backed with political and financial commitment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Not just dreams, but rights: Social justice in focus at Doha summit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The push to put social justice at the heart of global policymaking took centre stage at the Second World Summit for Social Development on Wednesday, as leaders gathered for a high-level forum to drive coordinated action in delivering the newly adopted Doha Political Declaration. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>World leaders adopt Doha declaration to boost efforts on social development</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/430</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tension and widening social divides, global leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development on Tuesday adopted the Doha Political Declaration, signalling renewed resolve to advance justice and inclusion worldwide. ]]></description>
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<title>Doha: World Summit opens with pledge to speed social progress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Second World Summit for Social Development opened in Doha on Tuesday with the adoption of the Doha Political Declaration – a consensus pledge to accelerate action on poverty eradication, decent work and social inclusion, and to put the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>LIVE coverage from Doha: Second World Summit for Social Development</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/424</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Leaders, policymakers and civil society representatives have gathered in Doha for the Second World Summit for Social Development, with the aim of renewing global commitments to inclusion, dignity and social justice. UN News is on the ground, bringing you live updates, key highlights and human stories from inside the conference halls and beyond. App users can follow the coverage here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries to move swiftly from commitments to implementation, ensuring that the Doha Political Declaration delivers measurable progress on poverty reduction, decent work and social inclusion. ]]></description>
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<title>New Brazil&#45;led fund aims to put forest protection at the heart of climate action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. On Thursday, in a bid to help reverse this trend, Brazil launched a new initiative at a summit of world leaders in Belém, the gateway to the Amazon. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Doha: World Summit ends with renewed pledge to leave no one behind</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Second World Summit for Social Development wrapped up on Thursday with nations warning that global progress on poverty and inequality will stall unless countries move faster from promises to implementation. ]]></description>
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<title>UNICEF: 20% of world’s children still trapped in extreme poverty</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ More than 19 per cent of children worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on under $3 a day, according to a new UNICEF report. ]]></description>
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<title>Cities now home to nearly half of humanity: UN report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which is only going to increase as the world becomes increasingly urban.  ]]></description>
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<title>UN sounds alarm over rising demands on water resources as scarcity increases</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions marked by scarcity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday.  ]]></description>
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<title>From milking stalls to mobile apps: UN&#45;supported project powers rural revival in Indonesia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the rolling hills of Indonesia’s West Java province, thousands of farmers are reaping tangible benefits from the digitization of their businesses and improved access to finance, thanks in part to a United Nations‑supported project. ]]></description>
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<title>‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Negotiators in Belém, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global heating is being sabotaged by a surge of climate disinformation. The falsehoods, spreading faster than ever online, threaten to derail fragile progress on climate action. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Keeping cool on a hotter planet: COP30 pushes for sustainable cooling and AI innovation</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/311</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, delegates are weighing a paradox at the heart of climate innovation: how to harness powerful tools like artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced cooling systems without deepening the very crisis they aim to solve. ]]></description>
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<title>At&#45;risk mountain vipers and iguanas, in rare company at key wildlife talks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Renewed efforts to protect the world’s most exotic and endangered animals and plants from illegal traders, overexploitation and extinction are set to begin at UN-partnered biodiversity talks in Uzbekistan at the end of the month. ]]></description>
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<title>From Haiti to Ethiopia: voices of climate displacement at COP30</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their homes every year. Most never cross a border; they remain internally displaced yet uprooted all the same. But experts warn that in the not-so-distant future, entire nations could disappear beneath rising seas or become uninhabitable through drought. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Stand your ground: How one community in Brazil is coping with rising tides</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For more than 40 years Ivanil lived in a house raised on stilts just 20 metres from the water’s edge, in the same community where she was born, on Marajó Island where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean in northern Brazil.  ]]></description>
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<title>World News in Brief: Typhoon generation, disability rights in Myanmar, new refugee&#45;led climate fund</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The strongest typhoon to make landfall this year in the Philippines has impacted a staggering 1.7 million children – and more than five million people overall. ]]></description>
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<title>Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance, demand action from Brazilian Government</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Around 90 Indigenous people from the Munduruku Indigenous group staged a peaceful protest early Friday, blocking the main entrance to the Blue Zone – the restricted area set aside for negotiators – at COP30 in Belém. Access was halted for about an hour, and the army was called in to reinforce security. ]]></description>
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<title>COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people each year through extreme heat and threatening hospitals worldwide, according to a major report released on Friday at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. ]]></description>
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<title>On Brazil’s Combu Island, chocolate makers hold clues to climate action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Combu Island – Ilha do Combu in Portuguese – rises like a wall of living green from Brazil’s Guamá River. It is a testament to centuries of shared existence between the forest and its riverside communities. Here, cupuaçu, taperebá, pupunha, araçá and cacao are more than fruits; they are threads in the fabric of local culture, livelihoods and identity. ]]></description>
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<title>COP30 enters its final stretch: urgency, ambition, and voices from the streets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The last week of COP30 has begun in Belém with a palpable sense of urgency. Ministers and senior officials are now stepping into the spotlight, as negotiations move from technical wrangling to political decision-making. The stakes? Nothing less than charting a credible path to climate justice in a world running out of time. ]]></description>
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<title>‘When finance flows, ambition grows’: COP30’s call for action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In Belém, Brazil, as the world turns its eyes to the Amazon where COP30 has been underway for the past week, one question looms large: can climate finance move from pledge to lifeline? ]]></description>
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<title>In the Amazon, a school becomes a beacon of climate resilience</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The boat ride from Belém to Barcarena is a journey through shimmering waterways and emerald forest, where the Amazon meets the Atlantic in a sweep of beauty. But beneath the postcard-perfect scene, climate change is quietly rewriting the rules of life. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Decisive battle’: Guterres calls for youth power in fight to phase out fossil fuels</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A page feels like it’s turning. After years of debate, the long-awaited roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels may finally be written into the official decisions of COP30. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The world is watching’: Guterres and Lula urge unity as COP30 talks near deadline</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ With the clock ticking on climate negotiations in Belém, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, speaking separately, delivered a united message: the world is watching, and compromise cannot wait. ]]></description>
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<title>What’s at stake in the COP30 negotiations?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, were suspended on Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering evacuations that halted negotiations between more than 190 delegations. The summit was set to conclude Friday, and the disruption came at a critical moment as countries were locked in tense debates over fossil fuels and climate finance. The outcome of these talks is widely seen as a litmus test for turning decades of climate pledges into concrete action. ]]></description>
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<title>Can industrial growth and climate action go hand in hand?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Do higher living standards in developing countries have to mean more polluting, fossil-fuel dependent industries? Or is a low-carbon alternative possible? As the world grapples with climate change, economic inequality, and rapid technological shifts, next week’s Global Industry Summit will tackle these questions, bringing together governments, business leaders, and innovators to shape solutions that balance prosperity with sustainability.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>From waste pickers to courtrooms: Women demand a gender focus at COP30</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ On the scheduled final day of COP30 in Belém, tense negotiations are stretching into Friday afternoon as divisions persist. Amid the ongoing talks, one message is cutting through the noise: there is no climate justice without gender equality. ]]></description>
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<title>Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and a pledge to plan fossil fuel transition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement – but without a clear commitment to move away from fossil fuels. ]]></description>
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<title>Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst flood disasters in two decades, with nearly one million people affected and more than 400 reported dead or missing after Cyclone Ditwah unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across the island. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Somalia declares drought emergency as millions face hunger after failed rains</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Somalia is facing a rapidly worsening drought emergency, with vast swaths of the country now parched after four failed rainy seasons, leaving millions at risk of hunger and displacement, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<title>Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ From Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Indonesia’s flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones and monsoon rains has unleashed one of the deadliest weather patterns south and southeast Asia has seen in years, killing more than 1,600 people, displacing hundreds of thousands and affecting millions. ]]></description>
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<title>Asia: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agencies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday.  ]]></description>
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<title>Communities struggle to rebuild following Pakistan’s worst floods</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Extreme weather has battered Pakistan in recent months, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Lives have been lost, livelihoods destroyed, and millions displaced.   ]]></description>
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<title>Arab region pushed to limits by climate extremes as 2024 smashes heat records</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. ]]></description>
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<title>A sustainable future requires new thinking: UN environment report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Adopting a fresh approach to protecting planetary health would deliver stronger economies, fewer deaths and less poverty, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) insisted on Tuesday, as it released its most comprehensive assessment of environmental pressures facing the world. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>From ruins to rebuilding: Three Jamaican mothers face the future after hurricane</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane which battered the Caribbean island are looking to rebuild their future ]]></description>
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<title>UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday with Member States adopting 11 resolutions, three decisions and a ministerial declaration aiming to advance solutions for a more resilient planet.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Five climate trailblazers: UNEP’S 2025 Champions of the Earth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Global temperatures rises are projected to surpass 1.5°C (2.7°F) within the next decade, underscoring the urgency of the climate crisis. ]]></description>
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<title>Fifty days on, Jamaica struggles to rebuild after Hurricane Melissa’s unprecedented destruction</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fifty days have passed since Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica, leaving behind an unprecedented trail of destruction.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>2025 will be the second hottest year on record, and it may exceed several climate tipping points in the future</title>
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