Ali Karimli is the leader of the Popular Front Party, Azerbaijan’s main opposition party. He was Secretary of State between ...

A free expression round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

At the UN climate summit in November, countries are due to set a new target to help poorer countries cope with climate change ...

His arrest was one of the latest in a series which critics say undermines the oil-rich nation's credibility as a host of the United Nations COP29 climate change conference in November. Mammadli has ...

Host nation Azerbaijan has reportedly offered to pay for some small island nations, among the most vulnerable to climate ...

The United Arab Emirates aims to release its new national climate plan under the Paris climate agreement, outlining how it ...

Positive signals' after talks between the two superpowers has raised hopes for a breakthrough, the host country's chief ...

At COP29, the stakes for Africa have never been higher — a new finance deal is crucial for the continent’s survival amid ...

In his opening remarks, COP29 President-designate Mukhtar Babayev highlighted significant steps taken by the COP29 team to ...

The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference has become for the environment what the Olympics and FIFA World Cup are ...

COP28 president, Sultan Al Jaber called on all other countries to be “early movers” and provide “concrete signals” on their ...

The host of the climate talks is urging nations to just get along. Some say it's trying to downplay its record on the ...