Historic compensation fund approved at UN climate talks For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage that climate change has done to poor countries, but they finished marathon climate talks on Sunday with a deal does not further address the root cause of global warming — the burning of fossil fuels. Environment 20 Nov, 2022
Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms World 18 Nov, 2022
UN chief says global warming goal on 'life support' United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that a key temperature goal in climate talks is "on life support" but he still hopes that world governments will step up their pledges to slash emissions of greenhouse gases. World 12 Nov, 2021
Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier OKJOKULL GLACIER, ICELAND: It was a funeral for ice. With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandic officials, activists and others bade goodbye to what once was a... Art & Culture 19 Aug, 2019
President Bhandari holds high-level meetings KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari who is in New York of the United States in the course of attending the 63rd session of the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW-63) was busy holding high-level meetings on Tuesday. In this... Travel 13 Mar, 2019
President leaves for New York today Kathmandu, March 9 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is leaving for New York tomorrow, leading a delegation to the High-Level Event on Women in Power being hosted by the President of the UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces. Bhandari... Travel 10 Mar, 2019
Foreign Minister Mahat attends UN high-level summit for refugees and migrants KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who is presently in New York City leading the Nepali delegation to the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, attended the High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly... Travel 20 Sep, 2016
Australian marchers lead world climate protests SYDNEY: Tens of thousands of people marched across Australia on Saturday as part of a global protest demanding tough action from world leaders on climate change. Organisers said as many as 50,000 people had taken to the streets nationwide, wearing...
