UN - Climate changes

1. Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns

   The future of childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ as three major global forces reshape children’s lives, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s flagship report released on World Children’s Day. 

2. Baku talks heat up: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in COP29 spotlight

   As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are eagerly awaiting updates on the progress of negotiations regarding a new climate finance target. Meanwhile, high-level discussions also continued, with a focus on key issues such as urbanization, transport, and tourism.

3. New UN initiative aims to counter climate disinformation

   As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for reliable and accurate information on the impact of the environmental crisis is more crucial than ever. 

4. ‘Breaking point’ reached on climate, while ‘outdated’ global system needs urgent reform: Guterres

   In a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for urgent climate action and reform of international institutions, warning that current systems are failing to meet global challenges. 

5. COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’

   The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear signal to negotiating teams at stalled UN climate talks in Baku on the need to rapidly and substantially ‘scale up climate finance from billions to trillions from all sources.’