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COP15 biodiversity summit opens in Montreal

Amid warnings that biodiversity is in freefall, environmental leaders have gathered in Montreal to hammer out measures aimed at shoring up the world's land and marine ecosystems and coming up with tens of billions of dollars to fund these conservation efforts.

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UN chief meets young activists ahead of COP15 talks

Nearly 200 countries will try to hammer out a new global framework to protect 30 per cent of Earth's land and oceans by 2030.

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'A fossil fuel fair’: Experts and activists speak out on COP27

But others hailed the conference for setting up a loss and damage fund.

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COP27: UN sets out ‘how to guide’ on net zero pledges

UN chief António Guterres said there were many issues with net zero pledges and "loopholes wide enough to drive a truck through".

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COP27: We're on a 'highway to climate hell', says UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said humanity has a choice to either cooperate of perish.

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World leaders must bring us back on track at COP27, UN chief warns

António Guterres urged global leaders at the upcoming climate summit in Egypt to put the world back on track to cut emissions.

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Indian village with sun temple is the first to be powered by solar

Around 1,500 homes in Modhera have installed solar panels on their rooftops and now have a surplus of energy.

India

UN chief Guterres pressures India to act on climate change

While its per capita emissions are quite low, India is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Ease sanctions to extend Ukraine grain deal, says Russia

The UN says progress on the renewal of the deal is vital to tackle the global food crisis which has been aggravated by Russia's war on Ukraine.

USA

A winter of global discontent is on the horizon, says UN chief

Antonio Guterres was not pulling any punches when he opened the first in-person meeting of the UN's General Assembly in three years.

USA

Ukraine war and its fallout set to dominate United Nations meeting

While leaders in many countries are trying to prevent a wider war and restore peace in Europe, diplomats, though, are not expecting any breakthroughs this week.

Pakistan

'Climate carnage': UN chief visits Pakistan's flood-ravaged provinces

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres toured Pakistan's flood-ravaged Sindh and Baluchistan provinces on Saturday after obliging the world to provide massive aid to the affected Asian country.

Turkey

UN chief says Ukraine grain shipments offer 'hope' during Turkey visit

Some 25 ships have carried over 600,000 tons of grain since a deal was brokered between Ukraine and Russia in late July.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know about today

Here is our daily round-up of developments in Russia's war in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Erdogan and Guterres meet with Zelenskyy in a bid to halt the war

The two leaders met with the Ukrainian president in the western city of Lviv in an attempt to find a way to end the war, but little progress has been reported.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know about today

Visiting Ukraine, the Turkish and UN leaders say an attack on the Russian-occupied nuclear plant risks "suicide" and a "new Chernobyl", as Moscow rejects an IAEA mission: today's latest updates.

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World one step from 'nuclear annihilation', says UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.”

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40 countries meet to address climate action as Europe is 'burning'

Organisers have billed the two-day gathering as an opportunity to rebuild trust between rich and poor nations ahead of this year's UN climate summit (COP27).

World

Climate change: "My generation is responsible", António Guterres

The Global Conversation speaks to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

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Guterres warns humanity is in the 'danger zone' due to climate change

Antonio Guterres speaks at the Austrian World Summit about the very real consequences of the climate crisis.