‘Show me the money’—Grenada PM calls for climate justice
14/11/2024: Grenada is a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Sea facing heightened vulnerability to climate change. Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says there is no justification for carbon subsidies in the richest countries.
Source: Inter Press Service
What’s in the way of achieving the SDGs?
14/11/2024: Having passed the halfway point of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, serious doubts linger regarding the attainability of these targets. Prominent figures in the global development community share thoughts on the biggest challenge to meeting the SDGs.
Source: Devex
“Extremely urgent”: interview with the head of the Adaptation Fund
12/11/2024: With the Global South hoping that COP29 can bring progress on the $215-387 billion per year needed for climate adaptation, the head of the UN Adaptation Fund, Mikko Ollikainen, discusses prospects for the Baku negotiations.
Source: African Arguments
A climate finance target is only half the battle for Africa
11/11/2024: New analysis finds that, at 15.6%, the average cost of capital for power projects in Africa is triple that of other parts of the world. It is essential to deploy more climate finance as grants, concessional loans and guarantee instruments to lower the cost of capital in low-income counties.
Source: African Arguments
Which 2 African States should get a permanent seat in the Security Council?
10/11/2024: An informal reader survey has favoured South Africa and Nigeria for the two mooted permanent seats on the UN Security Council. The enthusiastic response indicates the growing urgency with which reform of the Security Council is viewed, particularly among developing nations. The choice of which two countries should get seats — if it happens — would have to be made by heads of government at an African Union summit.
Source: PassBlue
Rich nations “on track” to double climate adaptation finance
8/11/2024: Climate finance for adaptation provided by wealthy donors jumped from $22 billion in 2021 to around $28 billion in 2022. But the needs of poorer countries are estimated at $215 billion-$387 billion a year, according to the UN Environment Programme's latest Adaptation Gap Report.
Source: Climate Home News
Unrelenting violence in Sudan drives continued refugee exodus
8/11/2024: The continuing bloodshed in Sudan has created the world's worst civilian protection crisis in decades – and the world is not paying any attention. Since the war broke out 19 months ago, over 3 million people have been forced to flee Sudan. In October alone, some 60,000 Sudanese arrived in Chad following an escalation of fighting in Darfur.
Source: UN Refugee Agency
Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
8/11/2024: The head of the World Food Programme has warned that immediate and unimpeded flow of humanitarian supplies into northern Gaza is essential to prevent an all-out catastrophe. This situation is the result of large-scale population displacement and the destruction of infrastructure and health facilities.
Source: UN News
Mozambique: A revolution born in the search for electoral justice
7/11/2024: The results of the 9 October elections in Mozambique remain disputed. International and local observers have noted that the polls were beset by multiple and major irregularities. The president of the Constitutional Council has ordered the National Electoral Commission to produce the results sheets of every polling station.
Source: African Arguments
Can Ethiopia bring justice for atrocities in Tigray?
7/11/2024: Ethiopia is about to start investigating crimes reported in a brutal war that engulfed the north of the country from 2020 to 2022. But trust is at an all-time low and survivors feel forgotten. An earlier UN investigation concluded that all sides committed war crimes.
Source: The Guardian