Nepal’s catastrophe should pave the way for climate justice
13/11/2026: Nepal's Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Environment is ready to lead a new conversation at COP31 about climate justice in the context of the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi climate catastrophe on August 26. The risk of further glacial lake outbursts in Nepal is precisely the justification for international agreements on climate change, informed by the principle that those who have historically contributed more to the problem, should contribute more to the solution.
Source: Climate Home News
Militia violence impedes Ebola response in DR Congo
13/11/2026: Deadly attacks on civilians and frontline health workers by armed groups are obstructing efforts to stop transmission of the Ebola virus within the Democratic Republic of Congo. About 400 to 500 cases of infection are still being identified every week.
Source: UN News
Climate finance falls short at COP31 as calls grow for polluters to pay
13/11/2026: At the UN climate conference in Turkey, the Secretary-General has called for reforms to an international financial system that is failing vulnerable countries. Climate disasters are erasing decades of development gains. Richer countries are expected to lead efforts to mobilize at least $300 billion a year for developing nations by 2035.
Source: UN News
Fossil fuel firms have sued states for $440 billion under trade deals
12/11/2026: Trade justice campaigners say that companies are exploiting investor-state dispute settlement clauses included in investment treaties to challenge national climate and environmental policies. ExxonMobil's challenge against the European Union’s Net Zero Industry Act is one example.
Source: Global Justice Now
World Food Programme Executive Director calls for end to fighting in Sudan
12/11/2026: The incoming Executive Director of the World Food Programme has called on world, national, and local leaders to play a role in ending the conflict in Sudan. Over the last few months, an estimated 900,000 vulnerable people have lost their food assistance due to cutbacks in funding.
Source: World Food Programme
Global Treaty needed to combat autonomous weapons threat
12/11/2026: Human rights campaigners have appealed to the international community to adopt a one‑year mandate to negotiate a protocol prohibiting certain autonomous weapons systems and regulating others. Autonomous weapons systems select and engage targets based on sensor processing rather than human input, raising profound ethical concerns.
Source: Human Rights Watch
No excuses for delay in international aid for Gaza winter
11/11/2026: Delay in formation of a government in Israel is not a legitimate excuse for delays in sending international aid to the Gaza strip, according to the international community and the Board of Peace. The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator has described the inaction as collective punishment.
Source: UN News
ASEAN should increase pressure on Myanmar Junta to end abuses
11/11/2026: As world leaders gather in the Philippines for summit meetings, Human Rights Watch has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations not to recognize or endorse the sham elections earlier in 2026 that resulted in junta leader Min Aung Hlaing assuming Myanmar’s presidency. The International Criminal Court is investigating Min Aung Hlaing for alleged atrocity crimes.
Source: Human Rights Watch
What happens next with Western Sahara? No one knows
10/11/2026: As the UN begins withdrawing its peacekeeping mission from the contested region of Western Sahara, the Polisario Front is signaling it is ready to return to all-out war if Moroccan forces try to take control of the entire territory. Morocco’s position is that its sovereignty over Western Sahara should be recognized internationally. Polisario is holding out for a referendum on independence.
Source: PassBlue
Ten years after the Paris treaty, are climate talks getting anywhere?
7/11/2026: Governments have pledged year after year to limit global heating to 1.5C above preindustrial levels. But rules that all resolutions must pass by consensus have given bad actors free rein. The COP31 conference must overcome despair that the central temperature goal has already failed.
Source: The Guardian