EnvironmentMore than 10,000 delegates meet in Armenia for the halfway review of the Kunming-Montreal framework, after a UN report found fewer than half the assessed targets on track.
EnvironmentThe UN General Assembly declaration, adopted on 24 September, affirms that nations do not lose statehood if rising seas submerge their land, and calls for early warning, coastal protection and adaptation finance.
OpinionWriting from a climate-economics fellowship in New York, Prothom Alo journalist Mosabber Hossain argues that the money, insurance and investment behind visible disaster damage is the real question for Bangladesh.
CropsAccording to the FAO's latest global database, China is the world's largest processor of fruit and crops, followed by Brazil and India, and more than half of the top 10 countries are in Asia.
The UN trade and development agency UNCTAD has warned that a closure of the Strait of Hormuz could raise food prices and living costs worldwide, with Asia most affected.
A UN treaty to protect marine biodiversity in international waters came into force on Saturday, 17 January, setting a legally binding framework to tackle threats including overfishing.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus told the World Food Forum in Rome that Bangladesh, half the size of Italy, feeds 173 million people and shelters 1.3 million Rohingya refugees.
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has ordered vacant posts in government agencies and institutions to be filled quickly.
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has ordered quick implementation of some recommendations of the national reform commissions.
Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will visit China on 26 March to speak at an international conference.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will give Bangladesh $4 million to build warehouses for storing mangoes, the chief adviser's press secretary said.
A brief roundup of important news from around the world on 26 September 2024.
An FAO delegation met Bangladesh's agriculture adviser to discuss flood damage to agriculture, technical support and diversifying farm exports.
