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Desertification Talks Open In Saudi Arabia As Experts Fire Warning

UN talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land start in Saudi Arabia on Monday after scientists fired a stark warning over unsustainable farming and deforestation.

International Business Times

Top UN court hears landmark Vanuatu-led climate case

Vanuatu's climate envoy Ralph Regenvanu has opened the historic case for a broader legal basis for action on climate change.

AAP

Global plastic pollution talks extended after nations fail to reach crucial deal

Deeply divided negotiators failed on Sunday to reach a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution, missing a self-imposed deadline, and agreed to extend their talks. France's delegate accused a handful of countries of "obstructing" the negotiations.

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Let’s summon the courage for UN reform

Letters: The west cannot in good conscience continue to press for democracy when it denies it at the core of the global system, writes Simon Prentis

The Guardian - UK

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense ceasefire holds

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says Israeli jets have launched an airstrike over a southern Lebanese border village, while troops shelled other border towns and villages still under Israeli control

The Independent UK

Unrwa suspends aid deliveries through main Gaza route after convoy attacked

Agency says armed gangs looted several trucks carrying food supplies and urges Israel to ensure safe flows of aid

The Guardian - UK

White House Says 'Not There Yet' On Gaza Ceasefire And Hostage Deal

The White House is working on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza but is "not there yet," the US National Security Advisor told NBC on Sunday, with fighting in the conflict raging on as regional leaders meet to discuss the crisis.

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UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production

Countries fail to agree on a target to cut plastic pollution and ban harmful chemicals as summit delayed to next year

The Independent UK

UN Halts Aid Deliveries To Gaza Due To Security Concerns

UNRWA suspends aid to Gaza, Israeli strikes, ceasefire efforts, and accusations of ethnic cleansing. Stay updated with AP's war coverage.

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How Canada can lead the way on human security in the Indo-Pacific and beyond

It’s been three decades since the release of the United Nations Human Development Report (HDR), a landmark publication that contemplated security by challenging dominant views of international relations.

The Conversation

UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians

Suspension of humanitarian aid into Gaza comes as Israeli attacks kill almost 100 Palestinians in the last 24 hours.

Al Jazeera

Land degradation expanding by 1m sq km a year, study shows

Report calls for course correction to avoid land abuse ‘compromising Earth’s capacity to support human and environmental wellbeing’

The Guardian - UK

A new Christmas single – but do they know it’s Ed Davey?

The bungee-jumping Lib Dem leader could be just the man to reinvigorate a genre beset by cynicism and creative inertia

The Guardian - UK

‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo

Over 70 years ago, thousands of mixed-race boys and girls were torn from their mothers by order of the state. This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity

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Australia restricting number of domestic workers foreign diplomats can bring into the country, UN official says

Information campaign directed at diplomatic missions expected after court cases highlighted ‘slave-like’ working conditions for domestic workers

The Independent UK

A landmark climate change case will open at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its history on Monday

International Business Times

Australian PM Ready To 'Engage' With Musk On Social Media Teen Ban

Australia's prime minister said Sunday he was ready to "engage" with billionaire X owner Elon Musk over his criticism of the government's ban on under-16s joining social media.

The Guardian - UK

‘We will fix our homes’: clean-up begins as Lebanon faces uncertain future

Under-resourced army has job of ensuring Hezbollah’s compliance with truce while defending national territory

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The Independent UK

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

East African heads of state have made another push for peace in eastern Congo but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president’s absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart

The Conversation

HIV: there’s hope for a cure – where we stand now

With the help of new scientific and technological developments, the HIV/Aids research community is increasingly turning to an ambitious goal: finding a cure for HIV/Aids.

The Independent UK

Greenpeace activists board tanker demanding cut in plastic production

Activists scaled ship’s mast, painted ‘PLASTIC KILLS’ on the side of the vessel, and set up tents to sustain their protest

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian men face sexual torture in Russian detention centres: UN

The UN says most reported cases of sexual violence against men occur in detention centres.

International Business Times

Nations Warn Of Deadlock At Landmark Plastic Pollution Talks

Diplomats warned Saturday that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world's first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Can the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire hold?

Israel is stil launching strikes in Lebanon and is preventing people from returning to southern areas.

The Independent UK

What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea

The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution

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