Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to manage the demand for minerals essential to producing electric vehicles and solar panels without triggering a “stampe ...

In a new report presented at COP29 on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said climate change has become a growing threat to people already fleeing war, violence and persecution, UN News reported ...

The World Bank Group has expanded its lifeline to countries struggling to rebuild from disasters, allowing small, vulnerable states to postpone loan and interest repayments after a catastrophic event— ...

Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected to push the number of food insecure people to 33 mil ...

Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) on Tuesday issued a joint statement at COP29 in Baku outlining financial support and other measures for countries to achieve ambitious ...

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese government on Wednesday extended the opening of Adre Border Crossing, an inlet linking Sudan and Chad, to allow for the passage of relief and humanitarian ...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia ...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level South African delegation is attending COP29 which is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan until 22 November ...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced the sanctioning of a leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for perpetuating the civil war in the East ...

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement ...

Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by climate ...

Baku, Azerbaijão (PANA) - O Secretário-Geral (SG) da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), António Guterres, alertou quarta-feira, em Baku, à comunidade internacional para uma “corrida para a avidez qu ...