Climate change

UN Requests $46.4 Billion for Aid in 2024

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 14:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations announced on Monday that it requires $46.4 billion next year to provide life-saving assistance to approximately 180 million people globally facing desperate circumstances. The UN highlighted a bleak humanitarian outlook for 2024, citing conflicts, climate emergencies, and collapsing economies wreaking havoc on the most ...

KSA Takes Lead in Climate Donations

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-04 20:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister brushed off Western contributions to a recently established climate loss and damage fund, describing them as "insignificant," while emphasizing Riyadh's financial commitments to developing countries on Monday. Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman dismissed Western donations to a new climate loss and ...

Israel-Hamas War Intrudes on COP28

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 17:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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COP28 entered its second day in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday December 1. After a promising introduction, this second day was marked by the intrusion of the Israel-Hamas conflict into the debate. Behind the smiles in the family picture taken in sunny Dubai, disagreements over oil remain profound: more than 140 world leaders are at COP28 ...

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