IMF urged to create new trust to bolster work on climate resilience
A group of experts urge IMF to create a new trust, saying the global lender's actions are vital to helping countries better address the rising toll of climate change
Taliban in, funding out? Afghan ex-official fears climate gains 'jeopardised'
Programmes aimed at boosting renewable energy and climate-smart farming are in limbo, an exiled former climate change negotiator warns
WHO's Tedros under donor pressure to act quickly on Congo sex scandal - diplomats
More than 80 aid workers, a quarter of whom were employed by the WHO, were involved in sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola epidemic in Congo
British policeman jailed for life for murder and rape of Sarah Everard
The murder prompted outpourings of anger from women who have recounted their own experiences and fears of being out alone at night
Thunberg and other youth activists meet Draghi to push on climate talks
Young climate activist Greta Thunberg is due to present Draghi and other climate leaders with the youth's slate of proposals for inclusion in the COP26 agenda
UN climate talks a 'catalyst' for action to curb warming -report
The coalition outlines six climate actions to help limit global warming which are either close to costless, or entail costs which rich, developed countries could afford domestically
EU, Britain urge Russia to commit to net zero CO2 emissions
Russia, one of the biggest polluters that has not set a "net zero" emissions target, is coming under increased pressure as world leaders prepare for the United Nations COP26 summit
South Africa tells Western envoys it needs funds to shift from coal
South Africa's struggling state power utility, which produces most of its power by burning coal, wants billions of dollars to replace its polluting coal plants with cleaner alternatives
'You are making the future today', Pope tells youth climate activists
Since becoming pope in 2013, he has repeatedly urged governments to take drastic measures to combat global warming and reduce the use of fossil fuels
Can South Africa become a model for developing nations ditching coal?
As coal-dependent South Africa maps a path to greener energy, a ‘just transition’ that benefits local communities is seen as vital for success