The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Cop27 first-timers from Pakistan, Nigeria and Spain share their experiences

Cop27 attendees who fought hard to be heard share their highs and lows from Egypt

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

EU agrees to climate damage fund, energizing bogged-down COP27 talks

Climate negotiators on Friday were mulling a European Union proposal aimed at resolving an impasse over financing for countries hit by climate-fuelled disasters and pushing the U.N. climate summit in Egypt closer to a final deal.

Reuters · Nov 18, 2022

Confusion, finger-pointing, opposing views at Egypt's COP27

The day before U.N. climate talks were to end, negotiators from around the world appeared to be far apart on any deal to combat climate change

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

British-Egyptian activist has ‘deteriorated severely’ in Cairo prison

Mona Seif, the sister of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has given an update on his condition following his hunger strike.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Jailed Egyptian activist’s health ‘deteriorated severely’: Family

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family allowed to visit prison for the first time in a month since he escalated his hunger strike.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022

"Stand and deliver," UN chief tells faltering COP27 climate summit

Negotiators at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt must overcome a "breakdown in trust" between rich and poor nations to deliver a deal to save the world from the worst of global warming, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

There are 8 years left to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but is it enough time?

In 2015, the United Nations identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. Since then, the SDGs have been woven into research programs, national and international policy, and election campaigns globally. But the clock is ticking — with just eight years to 2030, it is worth asking…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 1202: SC lists plea for NJAC, first draft of Cop27 deal

Aban Usmani brings you the news from Delhi, Jharkhand, Egypt, and the US.

Newslaundry · Nov 17, 2022

Germany will fight hard for 1.5 degree goal at COP27 - foreign minister

Germany will fight hard at the COP27 climate talks for a pathway to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday at the summit in Egypt.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

Family: Egypt activist deteriorated since hunger strike

The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says that they have seen him and that his condition has “deteriorated severely.”

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022