The four Geneva Conventions are fundamental treaties in international humanitarian law, and establish rules to protect people in wartime. Adopted in Geneva in 1949, the conventions aim to limit ...

African policymakers and international partners meeting at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29 on Tuesday highlighted the urgent crisis posed by lack of access to clean cooking, a ...

This year's U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world's 29th leadership gathering to confront global ...

By Tshepo Ntsane. As we approach the critical juncture of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, scheduled for November 11-22 this year, ...

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is being held from ...

On 8 November 2024 the Green Climate Fund secretariat submitted an addendum to the Fund’s report to the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-ninth session. The text is reproduced in the annex as ...

The “Conference of the Parties” (COP) is the global decision-making body of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...

On the second day of the climate conference, leaders of African, Central Asian and island nations discussed the already very ...

As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on climate change, they're confronting a new era of uncertainty for the U.S. under a second Trump administration.

After opening in Azerbaijan on Monday, COP29 has until November 22 to reach an agreement on funding the 'green' transition of ...

At COP 16, CBD Parties approved a Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health designed to help curb the emergence of zoonotic diseases, prevent non-communicable diseases, and promote sustainable ...

Countries (Parties) participating at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference in the capital city of Azerbaijani, Baku, have reached a consensus on standards for the creation of carbon ...