World leaders reached a deal for wealthy nations to pay billions of dollars into a loss and damage fund to help developing countries.
Negotiators clinched a deal in overtime at the U.N. climate talks at Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, for rich nations to compensate poorer nations grappling with the effects of global warming.
The deal calls for the establishment of a dedicated fund that helps developing countries by paying for so-called loss and damage, or reparations, from climate-affected droughts, floods and other extreme weather.
WHO members finally reach consensus on a draft pandemic agreement after 13 formal rounds of meetings since Dec. 2021.
Talks will reconvene next week to finish a proposed global accord for the World Health Assembly to take up in May.
The loss of funding could unravel major progress since 2000 in reducing women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
One donor predicts more than 1 million kids in poor countries could die without U.S. funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Washington and Tehran held a second round of negotiations. The U.N. watchdog said an Iranian atomic bomb is 'not far off.'
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WHO members finally reach consensus on a draft pandemic agreement after 13 formal rounds of meetings since Dec. 2021.
An A.U.-E.U. workshop focused on how to use AI to enable the 'economic integration' and success of more techology startups.
