Ruled with an iron fist by President Ilham Aliyev since 2003, Azerbaijan is accused of stifling dissent by persecuting political opponents, detaining activists and suffocating dependent media.

Azerbaijan’s successful policies have facilitated partnerships with several leading global organizations, including the ...

Furious statements, deadly riots and questions over a dissident’s murder: a diplomatic spat between Azerbaijan and France has ...

For global warming to beunder 1.5°C, emissions must fall 42% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels. For 2°C, emissions must fall ...

The United Nations on Thursday said nations have just months to supercharge their climate plans and called for massive global action to avoid devastating warming.

The Congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led by Co-Chairs Chris Smith (R-NJ) and James McGovern (D-MA), held a ...

The European Parliament voted a resolution on Thursday questioning the choice of hosting the United Nation's upcoming COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, a country it accuses of human rights ...

International goal to limit warming to 1.5C will ‘soon be dead’ without a massive mobilisation to cut climate emissions, UN ...

Four letters, NCQG, will dominate COP29 negotiations. Here’s why they’re all-important to climate-vulnerable countries and to ...

The six largest GHG emitters accounted for 63% of global GHG emissions. By contrast, least developed countries accounted for ...

Greater gender parity at the World Bank is the topic for deliberation at the annual meetings today — with a call for 40%-50% ...

The Dutch government’s climate watchdog is warning that the Netherlands is “very unlikely” to achieve a European ...