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Editorial: UN climate fund will become a money pit if we don’t stop burning fossil fuels

The United Nations climate summit in Egypt this month broke ground with a new agreement to compensate poor nations for the effects of global warming. The creation of a loss and damage fund is an important, if overdue, step toward climate justice and one of the top agenda items at…

Los Angeles Times

U.N. tell Taliban to investigate reports of extrajudicial killings in Daikundi

The United Nations' mission to Afghanistan said on Thursday they had asked the Taliban to hold a 'credible investigation' into reports of extrajudicial killings, including of children, in northern Daikundi province.

Reuters

'My mother’s disgusted with me' - Irish 'baguette boy' at World Cup responds after viral clip

He shouted 'Je suis une baguette' in the background of an interview on French TV

Irish Mirror

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‘We’re left to die of snake bites, hunger, disease’: Somalia’s people of the drought – a picture essay

Drought, hunger, conflict and rampant inflation have pushed about 130,000 people into camps around Galkayo in central Somalia. Many arrive with children suffering acute malnutrition only to face a new set of dangers

The Guardian - UK

UN Launches Record $51.5 Bn Emergency Funding Appeal

The UN and partners have appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine war and other conflicts and climate emergencies push more people into crisis, and some towards famine. The United Nations' annual Global Humanitarian Overview estimated that 339 million people in 68 countries will need some…

Asharq Al-Awsat

European Union members near deal on Russian oil price cap

EU member states are close to agreement on a $60 dollar per barrel Russian oil price cap. Meanwhile, air raid alerts were issued across all of Ukraine on Thursday, as officials warned that Russia was preparing a new wave of missile and drone strikes. Read our live blog to see…

France 24

Domestic abuse victims report violence to police several times before action

Report finds women from black and ethnic minority backgrounds in England and Wales disproportionately dismissed

The Guardian - UK

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Fossil fuel recruiters banned from three more UK universities

Exclusive: one university cites the industry as a ‘fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world’

The Guardian - UK

UN seeks record $51.5bn aid 'lifeline'

GENEVA: The United Nations and partners on Thursday launched an appeal for a record US$51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need humanitarian assistance.

Bangkok Post

From Ukraine to Yemen, UN seeks record $51.5 billion for 'shockingly high' aid needs

The United Nations and partners on Thursday appealed for a record $51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need assistance, testing the humanitarian response system "to its limits".

Reuters

In new role as G-20 chair, India set to focus on climate

India officially takes up its role as chair of the Group of 20 leading economies for the coming year Thursday and it’s putting climate at the top of the group’s priorities

The Independent UK

One in 23 people will require humanitarian relief in 2023, UN warns

A global relief fund of a record $51.5bn will be needed to assist 339 million people suffering because of 2022’s ‘extreme events’

The Guardian - UK

Plibersek’s ‘determination’ alone won’t save the Great Barrier Reef – here’s what needs to happen

And scientist Dr Peter Ridd from the IPA accuses the BoM and CSIRO of ignoring what he claims are the benefits of global heating

The Guardian - AU

‘I lost my retirement, my career, my home’: the Americans imprisoned for being HIV-positive

Thirty-three states maintain laws tied to exposure or transmission, many developed long before the illness was understood

The Guardian - US

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UN Middle East Envoy Says The Region Reaching A ‘boiling Point’

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “reaching a boiling point,” given a surge in violence in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

The Conversation

COP27 failed. So why continue with these UN climate summits?

Climate change is an existential threat to human civilization and planetary ecosystems. Yet despite 27 UN Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings that have taken place so far, the international community has been unable to ward off imminent disaster.

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis book announcement a clear sign of presidential ambition

Florida governor expected to challenge Trump for Republican nod in 2024 will publish The Courage to Be Free in February

Reuters

U.N. aid chief wants 25% more money in 2023, no famine in Somalia yet

The United Nations will ask for 25% more money in 2023 to fund humanitarian aid operations globally, the U.N. aid chief told a Reuters NEXT event on Wednesday, where he also warned that while famine would not yet be declared in Somalia, people were already dying there of hunger.

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Queensland to change laws to allow United Nations physical access to mental health in-patient wards

More than a month after the UN's torture prevention body was denied access to sites where people were detained, new laws will be introduced in Queensland to give inspectors greater access.

WEKU

The baguette enters the upper crust as it's added to the U.N. cultural heritage list

The humble but versatile French loaf is recognized by UNESCO as a tradition worthy of preservation by humanity. French officials have warned that closure of traditional bakeries put the bread at risk.

The Guardian - US

Biden urged to threaten Israel weapons halt over far-right concerns

Pair urge US president to withdraw military support to Netanyahu’s coalition government if Palestinians are expelled or land annexed

Newsroom.co.nz

Co-governance work set to be put on hold

Cabinet will meet this month to finalise next steps to fulfil commitments under the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including putting a halt on any work for now. Political editor Jo Moir reports.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish women's groups hit back after UN official's trans law reform warning

WOMEN’S groups in Scotland have hit back at an intervention from a UN official who called on the Scottish Government to pause its transgender law…

Daily Record

Queen's aide resigns from palace after asking black guest 'where she really came from'

Ngozi Fulani, founder of women's domestic abuse charity Sistah Space, claims she was questioned about her ethnicity by Lady Susan Hussey.

The Independent UK

French baguette given Unesco heritage status

Famously-elongated bread wins spot on list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

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