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src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/28-02-2022-UNEP-turn-off-plastic.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" width="350" height="235" alt="A 30-foot high monument entitled Turn off the plastics tap by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong was exhibited at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2022." title="A 30-foot high monument entitled Turn off the plastics tap by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong was exhibited at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2022." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a></div> <div class="media-caption"> UNEP/Cyril Villemain </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-7"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/en/story/2024/11/1157426" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution </span> </a> </h2> <div 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field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal on plastics pollution, led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).</p> </div> </div> <footer> </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-news-story node--view-mode-unnews-teaser clearfix"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-5"> <div class="node__media"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-story-photo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href='/en/story/2024/11/1157416'><picture> <source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/23-11-2024_COP29-venue1_UNFCCC.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" 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Developing nations who had sought over $1 trillion in assistance called the agreement “insulting” and argued it did not give them the vital resources they required to truly address the complexities of the climate crisis.</span></p> </div> </div> <footer> <div class="field field--name-field-audio-file field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="context-duration type-audio media media--type-audio media--view-mode-duration"> <div class="field field--name-field-playtime-duration field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Audio</div> <div class="field__item">18'36"</div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="audio-button"> <a data-downloadurl="https://news.un.org/feed/download/1157421/en/sites/news.un.org.en/files/audio/2024/11/COP29-WK2-EDIT_0.mp3" data-duration="18'36"" data-file="https://news.un.org/feed/listen/1157421/en/sites/news.un.org.en/files/audio/2024/11/COP29-WK2-EDIT_0.mp3" data-filename="COP29-WK2-EDIT.mp3" 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class="node__title"> <a href="/en/story/2024/11/1157226" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node__meta"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-11-23T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">23 November 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class = "field__item"><a href="/en/news/region/asia-pacific" hreflang="en">Asia Pacific</a></div> </div> <p class="minimal-share"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157226" title="Share this via Facebook" class="facebook" data-ms="facebook">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most 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A combination of technology, community knowledge and UN support could help to ensure that casualties and damage are kept to a minimum, the next time extreme weather hits.</span></p> </div> </div> <footer> </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-news-story node--view-mode-unnews-teaser clearfix"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-5"> <div class="node__media"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-story-photo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href='/en/story/2024/11/1157346'><picture> <source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/20-11-2024_COP29-protests1_UNFCCC.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/20-11-2024_COP29-protests1_UNFCCC.jpg/image560x340cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(max-width: 991px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/20-11-2024_COP29-protests1_UNFCCC.jpg/image770x420cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(max-width: 1199px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/20-11-2024_COP29-protests1_UNFCCC.jpg/image300x180cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/20-11-2024_COP29-protests1_UNFCCC.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" /> <img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/20-11-2024_COP29-protests1_UNFCCC.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" width="350" height="235" alt="Civil society groups at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, advocate for climate financing initiatives that are in line with the Paris Agreement." title="Civil society groups at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, advocate for climate financing initiatives that are in line with the Paris Agreement." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a></div> <div class="media-caption"> UNFCCC/Kiara Worth </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-7"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/en/story/2024/11/1157346" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">COP29 draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node__meta"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-11-22T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">22 November 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class = "field__item"><a href="/en/news/region/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> </div> <p class="minimal-share"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157346" title="Share this via Facebook" class="facebook" data-ms="facebook">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=COP29 draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance&url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157346" title="Share this via Twitter" class="twitter" data-ms="twitter">Twitter</a> </p> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-news-story-lead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A new draft finance deal delivered to harried negotiators in Baku on Friday – the final scheduled day for the UN climate talks that have been under way for the past two weeks – proposes rich countries commit $250 billion a year to help vulnerable nations cope with our warming planet and to accelerate the global switch to renewable energy.</p> </div> </div> <footer> </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-news-story node--view-mode-unnews-teaser clearfix"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-5"> <div class="node__media"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-story-photo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href='/en/story/2024/11/1157326'><picture> <source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/assets/2018/04/04-19-2018-UNEP-Ocean-Conservation-01.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/assets/2018/04/04-19-2018-UNEP-Ocean-Conservation-01.jpg/image560x340cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(max-width: 991px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/assets/2018/04/04-19-2018-UNEP-Ocean-Conservation-01.jpg/image770x420cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(max-width: 1199px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/assets/2018/04/04-19-2018-UNEP-Ocean-Conservation-01.jpg/image300x180cropped.jpg" /> <source media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/assets/2018/04/04-19-2018-UNEP-Ocean-Conservation-01.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" /> <img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/assets/2018/04/04-19-2018-UNEP-Ocean-Conservation-01.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" width="350" height="235" alt="Local people from Watamu, Kenya, work with Local Ocean Conservation to pick up plastic on the beach." title="Local people from Watamu, Kenya, work with Local Ocean Conservation to pick up plastic on the beach." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a></div> <div class="media-caption"> UNEP/Cyril Villemain </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-7"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/en/story/2024/11/1157326" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node__meta"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-11-21T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">21 November 2024</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-region field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class = "field__item"><a href="/en/news/region/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> </div> <p class="minimal-share"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157326" title="Share this via Facebook" class="facebook" data-ms="facebook">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights&url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157326" title="Share this via Twitter" class="twitter" data-ms="twitter">Twitter</a> </p> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-news-story-lead field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span>Independent UN human rights experts </span><a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/11/plastic-pollution-global-threat-human-rights-say-un-experts"><span>said on Thursday</span></a><span> that the forthcoming global plastic pollution treaty must ensure accountability at every stage of the plastic lifecycle, warning against shifting responsibilities to developing nations. </span></p> </div> </div> <footer> </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-news-story node--view-mode-unnews-teaser clearfix"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-5"> <div class="node__media"> <div class="field field--name-field-news-story-photo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href='/en/story/2024/11/1157276'><picture> <source media="(max-width: 413px)" srcset="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/21-11-2024_COP29-SGpresser_UNFCCC.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg" /> 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Meanwhile, high-level discussions also continued, with a focus on key issues such as urbanization, transport, and tourism.</p> </div> </div> <footer> </footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-news-story node--view-mode-unnews-teaser clearfix"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-5"> <div class="node__media"> <div class="video-overlay"> <kalturamobileapp><div data-entry="1_wmudipr5" data-partner="2503451" data-conf="47917953" data-trackingga4id="G-S5EKZKSB78" data-language="en" id="kaltura-player-674806f77047a" class="video-player ratio ratio-16x9 kaltura-player"></div></kalturamobileapp> </div> <div class="media-image"> <button class="video-button">Play video</button> <div class="field field--name-field-news-story-photo field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href='/en/story/2024/11/1157191'><picture> <source media="(max-width: 413px)" 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