Climate : Developing countries call for measures to address pre-2020 gaps (PRIV)
(Evelyn Teh, Madrid)
Several key developing countries called for measures to address the pre-2020 gaps in ambition and climate finance caused by the developed countries' failure to abide by the agreements reached under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, and stressed that this was necessary in ensuring trust and confidence in the multilateral process.

Climate : COP 25 President stresses importance of pre-2020 commitments (PRIV)
(Evelyn Teh, Madrid)
The high-level segment of the Madrid climate talks opened with an opening ceremony, morning of 10 December 2019.

UN : Climate financing being undermined by rich nations, NGOs charge (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The successful battle against climate change - which has triggered a rash of natural disasters, including floods, droughts and rising sea levels - will be predicated largely on the availability of financing.