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Australia talks up renewables but fuels climate critics

Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen have delivered strong climate messages at COP31 in Turkey but have been criticised for avoiding a fossil fuel phase-out.

AAP · 17h ago

Anthony Albanese fails to mention fossil fuels in Cop summit speech

Australian PM boasts of success in renewables but is criticised for not addressing the nation’s huge coal industry

The Guardian - AU · Nov 11

World leaders urge stronger and faster action at UN climate talks over inadequate response

World leaders gathered in Turkey for COP31 to discuss effective strategies to combat climate change. Notably absent are leaders from major polluting nations, including the United States, China, and India. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged immediate action in his opening speech and suggested a framework for cooperation. Brazil's President Luiz…

The Economic Times · Nov 11

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong accuses UN chief of siding with Seoul following border landmine blast

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The Independent UK · Nov 10

North Korea takes swipe at UN chief following landmine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers

North Korea has accused UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres of ‘echoing words of the provokers’

The Independent UK · Nov 10

World entering 'age of climate extremes': UN chief Guterres

The world is entering a new reality where climate extremes are the norm, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, urging leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkey to "get serious". "We have entered a new age of climate extremes."

The Economic Times · Nov 9

United Nations confirms end of Western Sahara peacekeeping mission

The United Nations has confirmed it has begun the process of ending its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, after Russia and the United States vetoed each other's draft resolutions on extending the 35-year-old deployment.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 3

Turkey nominates former foreign minister Sinirlioglu as UN chief

Turkey has nominated its former foreign minister and UN ambassador Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu for the position of UN secretary-general, state-media reported on Saturday. The submission was officially backed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has been particularly vocal in calling for reform of the UN Security Council.

France 24 · Oct 31

UN cites 'ethnic cleansing' concerns around Israel's Palestinian displacement operation in Hebron

The United Nations on Monday raised "ethnic cleansing" concerns following Israel's operation to displace by force more than 3,000 Palestinians from their homes in Hebron in the West Bank after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the city on Friday. UN rights chief Volker Turk…

France 24 · Oct 26

Emirati diplomat could become next UN chief despite human rights concerns

Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over the United Arab Emirates’ nomination of its former envoy Lana Nusseibeh to be the next UN Secretary General. They say electing a diplomat from the UAE, a country with a questionable human rights record that is accused of backing forces behind a…

France 24 · Oct 22