United Nations

At COP28, nations finalize creation of fund to compensate developing nations hit by climate change disasters

By Jamey Keaten, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press

Developing nations had long sought to address the problem of inadequate funding for responding to climate disasters caused by climate change, which hit them especially hard, and for which they have little responsibility.

COP28 leader denies report alleging UAE wanted to seek oil deals in summit

By Jon Gambrell, Malak Harb, Associated Press

The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has forcefully denied a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals, a day before the summit was due to begin.

Less new global warming projected, but still more pain ahead, experts say at UN climate talks

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

One of the central topics of the conference will be whether fossil fuels should be phased out, but the summit will be run by the CEO of an oil company.

Pope cancels trip to Dubai for climate conference on doctors’ orders while recovering from flu

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis was improving from the flu and inflammation of his respiratory tract that forced him to cancel his audiences Saturday.

U.N. stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza amid communications blackout

By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffrey, Lee Keath, Associated Press

The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel.

Over a million Afghans will be sent back after Pakistan begins expelling foreigners without papers

By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

Since Nov. 1, police in Pakistan have been going door-to-door to check migrants' documentation after a deadline for migrants without papers to leave or face arrest.

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The final draft watered down language from a "demand" to a "call" for humanitarian pauses.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the world’s population has passed 8 billion

By Mead Gruver, Associated Press

The bureau says the overall trend is longer lifespans offsetting fewer births. Even so, the global population growth rate continues a long-term trend of decline.

Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

By Seth Borenstein, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press

Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year's United Nations' climate talks in Egypt.

Average Palestinian in Gaza is surviving on 2 pieces of bread a day, UN official says

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The Gaza director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says the average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour that the U.N. had stockpiled in the region.