Azerbaijan

Vatican, Russia and Saudi Arabia voice concern over gender action plan aimed at supporting women affected by climate change

Message is ‘don’t leave Baku without a successful new finance goal’, says UN climate chief

Wealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’

A chasm remains between countries who believe carbon pollution is the source of our collective ills and those who believe oil and gas are to be used to drive their economies

Large scale of Cops summits now ‘beyond crazy’ says key participant, who could only justify flying to event because of being directly involved in scientific work

Expected level of global heating by end of the century has not changed since 2021, with ‘minimal progress’ made this year - Carbon Action Tracker

UN chief welcomes ‘high ambition coalition’ including Ireland which is pushing for more ambitious outcome

World likely to overshoot the critical 1.5-degree target in the Paris Agreement in less than 10 years, according to climate scientists

Starmer commits to cutting emissions by 81% at climate summit overshadowed by Trump election win

2024 was ‘masterclass in climate destruction’, António Guterres tells global leaders

Carbon credits predicted to enable big increase in climate spending but critics says backdoor deal was rushed and undermines UN climate process

Mary Robinson backs call by environmental campaign for oil and gas companies to help pay for climate breakdown

‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’

World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’

Rich countries told they must close ‘emissions gap’ before the key 1.5 degree target is lost

Event’s critical issue ‘providing finance’ where African countries were being frozen out of private finance to help clean energy transition

‘Ireland can be a bridge between Global North and the Global South. We have a lot of credibility’

Raisi’s death, at a time of turmoil in the Middle East, will shock the hardline regime, but is unlikely to result in any significant change of course

Logistical problems coinciding with concerns about not fit for purpose decision making with deck stacked heavily on side of carbon polluters

Armenia also seeking to normalise relations with Turkey

Negotiations come five months after Azerbaijan recaptured Karabakh region from ethnic Armenian majority

Yerevan Letter: Long-running dispute came to a sudden halt when a two-day military offensive by Azeri forces overran local defences

While it may want to reduce its reliance on Russia, the West offers no plausible alternative

As many as 93,000 people have left Nagorno-Karabakh, which had a population of 120,000 before Azerbaijan asserted control over region

More than 65,036 people out of 120,000 ethnic Armenians from the mountain territory have crossed into Armenia

Azerbaijan routed region’s forces in 24-hour blitz last week, setting path to ‘reintegration’ talks

As Azebaijan’s forces moved in to the disputed territory, residents began to leave

Thousands flee over ethnic cleansing fears as Russia and US trade blame over crisis

Armenia’s ‘99.999% reliance’ on Moscow for security appears a mistake after invasion of Ukraine

Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh – a territory internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but previously beyond its control – were forced into a ceasefire last week

Azerbaijan on Wednesday declared a ceasefire after forcing Armenian separatist forces to accept the full return of ethnic Armenian enclave to Azeri control

Future of Karabakh and its 120,000 ethnic Armenians hangs in the balance

Groups in breakaway Azerbaijan region agree to disarm and disband under a Russia-mediated ceasefire

A look at the history of the conflict

Azerbaijan had sent troops backed by artillery strikes into Karabakh on Tuesday

Nagorno-Karabakh separatist authorities claim 25 people killed, including two civilians, and 138 injured as a result of military action

Warnings of humanitarian catastrophe in mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh, a region claimed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, now Russia is no longer capable of intervening

‘Thousands of lives are in peril in Nagorno-Karabakh,’ Varuzhan Nersesyan says during Dublin visit

Ireland midfielder surprised that things have moved so fast for him over last couple of years

The manager’s long-term vision for Ireland is clear but he desperately needs some results