United Nations Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph/tag/united-nations/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 06:40:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png United Nations Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph/tag/united-nations/ 32 32 UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2026/01/17/un-biodiversity-treaty-enters-into-force/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 06:40:07 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=643303 A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into effect on Saturday, Jan. 17, providing countries with a legally binding framework to tackle threats such as overfishing and meet a target to protect 30% of the ocean environment by 2030.

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]]> COP30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/11/23/cop30-compromise-climate-deal/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:08:54 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=73753 Brazil's COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday, Nov. 22, that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but that omitted any mention of the fossil fuels driving it.

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]]> China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to UN, vows to defend itself https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/11/22/china-spat-japan-over-taiwan-un/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:47:07 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=70140 China has taken its widening spat with Japan to the United Nations, accusing Tokyo of threatening "an armed intervention" over Taiwan and vowing to defend itself in its strongest language yet in the two-week-old dispute.

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