
Trump's $4.9B aid cut bypasses Congress to threaten organizations
The action is expected to impact operations and funding of international organizations that rely on U.S. contributions.
Colombia is a nation in the northwestern part of South America. It is working to implement a historic 2016 peace agreement with the FARC rebel group, which formally ended a decades-long armed conflict. The agreement is monitored by the U.N. Verification Mission in Colombia.
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The action is expected to impact operations and funding of international organizations that rely on U.S. contributions.
Colombia's former president Juan Manuel Santos says his nation's peace process benefited from women leaders.
Experts agreed science and diplomacy need to evolve to build trust, solve problems, and promote national interests.
Three days of talks in Rome ended with nations agreeing to support a $200 billion a year global plan to protect nature.
Scoop: The cuts result from Trump abolishing Biden-era efforts to save lives through legal U.S. immigration options.
World leaders failed to reach agreement over who should pay what into which fund toward the global biodiversity goals.
Scientists say at least 16,425 tree species are at risk of extinction as agriculture expands and the climate changes.
A report found a 73% drop in wildlife populations since 1970 and said nations must tackle the climate and nature crises.
The four international treaties, which form the rules of war, have been ratified or acceded to by virtually all nations.
Negotiators released new U.N. proposals to share revenues from drugs, cosmetics, and agricultural biotechnology.
The treaty is the first on genetic resources and traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Warming threatens to upend ecosystems from Mongolia and the Amazon to crucial ocean currents in the North Atlantic.
Though it cannot enforce its orders, the court issues advisory opinions that carry legal weight and moral authority.
'Minutes to midnight': World hits 1.4° of warming as Dubai summit opens with new report disputing a leader's credibility.
Government plans would blow past limits needed to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
The panel said it found evidence of human rights abuses on both sides, but those by Russia far outweigh those by Ukraine.