Defense Ministry convened to cope with nCoV

Defense Ministry convened to cope with nCoV

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Minister of Defense Senior Lieutenant General Tran Don on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Ministry’s Steering Committee for nCoV-caused acute pneumonia response
Countries step up efforts to cope with nCoV

Countries step up efforts to cope with nCoV

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese authorities have imposed travel limits in two more cities Taizhou and Hangzhou in Zhejiang. In addition, the Chinese government has accepted assistance from US experts in the WHO...
UN chief disappointed by COP 25 results

UN chief disappointed by COP 25 results

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that he was disappointed by the results of the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid, calling it a...
Rich nations must pay for climate damage: NGOs

Rich nations must pay for climate damage: NGOs

(VOVWORLD) - Climate negotiations opening next week in Madrid must prioritise funding for nations already dealing with the cost of drought, floods and superstorms made worse by rising temperatures, more than...
Spain offers to host COP25 climate change summit

Spain offers to host COP25 climate change summit

(VOVWORLD) - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday said he held a phone call with Spanish President Pedro Sanchez, where Sanchez offered to host the UN’s COP25 climate change summit in...
Chile pulls out of hosting APEC and COP 25

Chile pulls out of hosting APEC and COP 25

(VOVWORLD) - Chile on Wednesday withdrew from hosting the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and the COP 25 climate change conference as it struggles to restore order amid clashes between protesters...
Climate change prevention effort continues

Climate change prevention effort continues

(VOVWORLD) - UN members gathered in Poland from December 2-14 for the COP24 climate change conference to adopt a set of implementation guidelines for the 2015 Paris Agreement. It was...
COP 24 adopts draft climate joint statement

COP 24 adopts draft climate joint statement

(VOVWORLD) - 200 nations at the 24th Conference of Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Poland adopted a draft text on Friday to realize the...
COP24 warns of climate change consequences

COP24 warns of climate change consequences

(VOVWORLD) -A report linking climate change and human health was published on Friday at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP24) in Poland, by the World Health Organization (WHO)