COP27: Who will pay for climate ‘loss and damage’ fund?
EXPLAINERCountries agree to set up a new fund but details are still to be worked out on who would contribute to the fund and who would benefit.The UN climate summit agreed on…
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Historic ‘loss and damage’ fund adopted at COP27 climate summit
Countries at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt have adopted a final agreement that establishes a fund to help poor nations cope with the extreme weather events…
World leaders descend on Qatar for World Cup 2022 kickoff
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas are among those arriving in Doha.World leaders, politicians, diplomats and royalty have begun…
What are people saying about the COP27 deal?
Countries have adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters – but it does not…
COP27 in deadlock as US envoy John Kerry contracts COVID-19
The issue of ‘loss and damage’ remains a sticking point at COP27, particularly how to compensate poor countries hit by climate change.US climate envoy John Kerry has tested…
Middle East round-up: A reminder of dark days in Istanbul
Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.Istanbul reels from a deadly bombing, the Arab world is running out of water, and death sentences in Iran. Here’s…
Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah breaks hunger strike in Egypt
The jailed pro-democracy campaigner stopped eating on November 1 and attracted attention as Egypt hosted COP27.Imprisoned Egyptian-British pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah…
At least 21 killed in Egypt minibus crash
Health official says three chidren among those killed when a minibus overturned on a highway and fell into a canal.At least 21 people have been killed when a minibus fell into a…
COP27 protesters call for climate reparations, human rights
Hundreds of activists at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh have marched calling on industrialised nations to pay for the impact of global warming and demanding…
Climate activists condemn spike in fossil fuel delegates at COP27
More than 600 delegates affiliated with the fossil fuel industry are attending this year’s climate talks in Egypt, campaign group Global Witness has found, a number greater than…