As the latest talks on a global plastics treaty ended in accusations of deadlocked negotiations, eyes are now turning to Canada, which will play host to the next round of negotiations at a time when some warn the treaty’s future hangs in the balance. Nations wrapped up on Sunday a third round of talks in … Read more
Catherine Russell made the appeal in a statement to mark World Children’s Day, which commemorates the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. “At no time since the CRC was adopted 34 years ago have children’s rights been in greater … Read more
Delegates in Nairobi mulling two options: a wide-ranging strategy that would target plastics production or a limited approach focussed on waste management. International delegates have convened in Kenya in the hopes of making further progress towards a landmark treaty to fight global plastic pollution. Addressing the first day of the talks in the capital, Nairobi, … Read more
The urgency of this effort is underscored by the ongoing global plastic pollution crisis, where approximately 430 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually. Around two-thirds of it is just thrown away, harming both the environment and the food chain. Convening for its third session, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) will focus on the so-called … Read more
The latest negotiations towards a global treaty to combat plastic pollution opened in Nairobi on Monday, with tensions expected as nations tussle over what should be included in the pact. Issued on: 13/11/2023 – 10:31Modified: 13/11/2023 – 10:29 4 min Some 175 countries agreed last year to conclude by 2024 a UN treaty to address … Read more
BRUSSELS: Nato allies condemned a decision by Russia on Tuesday to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, a key post-Cold War agreement, and said they would suspend its operation in response. Russia formally withdrew from the security treaty, which limited key categories of conventional armed forces, blaming the United States for … Read more
NATO on Tuesday announced the formal suspension of a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s pullout from the deal just hours earlier. The alliance also said its members who signed the treaty are now freezing their participation in the pact. Most of NATO’s 31 allies have signed the Treaty of Conventional Armed … Read more
BRUSSELS: Nato on Tuesday announced the formal suspension of a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s pullout from the deal. The alliance said its members who signed the treaty are now freezing their participation in the pact. Most of Nato’s 31 allies have signed the treaty of conventional armed forces in Europe, … Read more
Announcing formal exit, Moscow says expansion of US-led NATO had made the pact untenable. Russia has officially pulled out of an international security pact that restricts the use of conventional weapons, saying NATO’s expansion has made such cooperation impossible. After announcing its intention to exit the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) earlier … Read more
Announcing formal exit, Moscow says expansion of US-led NATO had made the pact untenable. Russia has officially pulled out of an international security pact that restricts the use of conventional weapons, saying NATO’s expansion has made such cooperation impossible. After announcing its intention to exit the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) earlier … Read more