Despite progress in key areas, the European Union (EU) remains likely off track for most 2030 environmental goals, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) new 8th EAP assessment. Rising climate risks, slow transitions in production and consumption system and weakening enabling conditions highlight the urgent need for stronger, better financed and faster policy implementation….
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bulgaria reported that it periodically receives reports of Russian citizens who have become victims of various fraudulent practices related to real estate in the country. According to the diplomatic mission, cases of illegal sales of apartments owned by Russians, carried out using false powers of attorney or based…
After hitting the island nation on November 9 with winds of around 185 kilometers per hour (or 115 miles per hour) killing at least six people, Super Typhoon Fung-wong battered homes, schools and access to health services in 16 areas. UNICEF reported Thursday. The archipelago has already been exhausted this year by multiple climatic and…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva set the tone during the opening session, declaring that the battle for truth has become just as crucial as the fight to reduce emissions. COP30 must mark “a new defeat for climate deniers,” he declared. On Wednesday, 12 nations – including Brazil, Canada, France, Germany and Spain –…
A report released by the two UN agencies on Tuesday identifies six that are at the highest risk of famine or catastrophic hunger: Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Mali, Haiti, and Yemen. In these areas, some communities are projected to reach famine or near-famine conditions.Other countries of very high concern include the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
Thirteen survivors were rescued by Malaysian authorities, but dozens remain missing. Another ship with around 230 people on board is believed to still be at sea, raising fears of another tragedy. Thousands of Rohingya refugees continue to attempt perilous journeys across the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea in search of safety, as conditions deteriorate…
In Cuba, more than 54,000 people remain displaced, including 7,500 staying in official shelters, according to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA. The scale of damage is now significantly higher than initial estimates, with more than 600 health facilities and 90,000 homes affected. UN agencies are supporting the national response, having assisted about 140,000 people…
“This is the moment to combine opportunity with urgency,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said, calling for a decisive defeat of climate denial and faster action to maintain the 1.5°C target. As negotiations begin at the two-week annual summit, held this year in a town at the mouth of the Amazon, UN climate…
“Whether it is floods sweeping South Sudan and Brazil, record-breaking heat in Kenya and Pakistan, or water shortages in Chad and Ethiopia, extreme weather is pushing already fragile communities to the brink,” the UN agency said. Over the past decade, weather-related disasters accounted for 250 million internal displacements, the equivalent of around 70,000 every day,…
The Summit took place 30 years after the historic 1995 Copenhagen meeting, which placed social justice at the heart of sustainable development. Since then, many countries have reported considerable progress in education, health and poverty reduction – but also widening inequality, demographic pressures, climate vulnerability and conflict. Shared national experiences Leaders and ministers have repeatedly…
