UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes for global emissions cuts
[ad_1] Marked by record breaking land and ocean temperatures, the decade between 2011-2020 saw continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses that “turbo charged” dramatic glacier loss and sea-level rise, according…
World News in Brief: WFP ‘pauses’ north Yemen food aid, human rights and sport, Myanmar latest
[ad_1] The region has been under the control of opposition Houthi forces since the internationally recognized Government were driven out of the city in 2015. WFP said that despite negotiating…
Desperation intensifies in Gaza amid uncertainty of ‘safe zones’
[ad_1] Speaking from the southern city of Rafah, Dr. Rick Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, described further bloodshed after the resumption of Israeli bombing…
COP28: Tuesday’s climate action in Dubai
[ad_1] Will COP28 go down in history as a turning point for climate action? The world’s largest climate gathering under way in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will identify what more…
UN chief calls on Israel to ‘spare civilians from more suffering’ in Gaza
[ad_1] Mr. Guterres is extremely alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas this past Friday, including rocket fire towards Israel from Gaza and Israel’s renewed ground operations and intensified airstrikes, increasingly…
World News in Brief: Somalia floods, Sudan cholera update, genocide prevention
[ad_1] Rising waters caused by torrential downpours have affected more than 2.4 million in the east African nation, while UN aid teams are increasingly concerned about the spread of waterborne…
COP28: Women and climate advocates driving forward change together
[ad_1] This year’s UN climate conference, underway in the United Arab Emirates’ largest city, Dubai, opened its second full week hearing a diverse cross-section of women leaders and activists raise…
Ghana meeting seeks to boost political support to strengthen UN Peacekeeping
[ad_1] They are taking part in the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial, which opens in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday. The two-day meeting aims to secure vital political support and concrete…
Gaza: Aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in the south
[ad_1] The latest update from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, confirmed rising casualties and devastation amid “heavy Israeli bombardment from air, land and sea”. “From the afternoon of (Saturday)…
COP28: Bring the vulnerable to ‘front of the line’ for climate funding
[ad_1] Among them is young Senegalese singer and rapper Oumy Gueye, who goes by OMG and was triggered to embrace climate action when her grandparents’ home in Bargny east of…
COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis
[ad_1] Our planet has logged higher mean temperatures each year, with 2023 set to be the hottest on record. Ice sheets are melting at an unprecedented rate. Wildfires have made…
Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue
[ad_1] “Silence the guns and return to dialogue – the suffering inflicted on civilians is too much to bear. More violence is not the answer. It will bring neither peace…
COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres
[ad_1] As the fourth day of this year’s UN climate conference got under way, the UN chief stated: “The fossil fuel industry is finally starting to wake up, but the…
World News in Brief: Engagement with Sudan, Red Sea vessel attacks, SDGs disabilities promise
[ad_1] On Friday, the Security Council adopted a resolution to close the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) following a request last month from the authorities. UNITAMS was…
COP28: Extraction of minerals needed for green energy must be ‘sustainable and just’, says Guterres
[ad_1] The UN chief made this announcement in an address to a summit of developing country leaders taking place at the latest UN climate conference, COP28, now under way in…