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LiveUN's Stiell says 'world is watching' as talks drag on
Penultimate day of negotiations as significant divisions remain
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Climate negotiations being held at Expo City Dubai will soon draw to a close. APClock ticks on Cop28 as divisions continue
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A cargo ship is seen off the southern port of Odesa in August. AFPHow shipping can go full steam ahead towards net-zero
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National Experts Programme fellow Abdulla Al Remeithi devised the UAE Environmental Identity app. Photo: SuppliedEmirati eco champion launches app to track public's carbon footprint
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Kabelo Mompati Tsiang, of Botswana's Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, says commitments on carbon reduction are crucial.African delegates at Cop28 fear losing natural environment to climate change
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The Emirates Biofarm in the Green Zone at Cop28, Expo City Dubai. BloombergBroken food systems in urgent need of regeneration
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Efforts to limit global temperature rises are at the heart of crunch Cop28 negotiations. Pawan Singh / The NationalAs Cop28 enters final days, where do the critical negotiations stand?
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LIVEUN Security Council envoys visit Rafah to demand immediate ceasefire
UNRWA head joins UAE-organised trip to Egypt-Gaza border
An aid truck returns after unloading humanitarian aid at Egypt's Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on December 4, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)
Captured and detained Palestinians sit on a street in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, as Israeli soldiers stand guard. ReutersIt was torture, say Gazan men stripped by Israeli army
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Settlements such as Har Homa in Israel-annexed East Jerusalem are the source of much controversy. AFPEU to demand Israel commits to humanitarian pauses in Gaza
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