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Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action

·December 1, 2023·4 min read

While 2023 is not yet over, a provisional report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that it is set to be the warmest on record, with global temperatures rising 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Mr. Guterres said that the race is on to keep alive the 1.5-degree...

In visit to Antarctica, Guterres appeals for action to end ‘climate anarchy’

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·November 25, 2023·1 min read

António Guterres is in Antarctica this week, where he saw first-hand how climate change is impacting the world’s southernmost continent, which is mostly covered in ice. The heat is on “Fossil fuel pollution is heating our planet, unleashing climate anarchy in Antarctica,” said Mr. Guterres, adding that the Southern Ocean...

UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis

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·November 21, 2023·2 min read

In Protecting maternal, newborn and child health from the impacts of climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) jointly underscore the neglect, underreporting, and underestimation of climate events’ effects on maternal and child health. It also draws attention to the importance...

UN urges dramatic climate action as records keep tumbling

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·November 21, 2023·2 min read

The 2023 Emissions Gap Report, released on Monday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), carried a clear message – unless countries step up climate action and deliver more than promised in their 2030 pledges, the world is heading for a 2.5-2.9°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels. A broken record Presenting...

Gaza: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks

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·November 12, 2023·2 min read

The regional directors of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), children’s agency UNICEF and health agency WHO, said they were “horrified” at latest reports which indicate many have been killed – including children – in facilities across Gaza city and other northern areas of the Strip. The Palestinian...

70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza

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·November 12, 2023·1 min read

More than 11,000 Palestinians have been killed in just one of month of conflict, they said, citing local health authorities. Children, women and the elderly account for 75 per cent of the victims, and upwards of 26,000 people have been injured. “Furthermore, according to multiple sources, the number of Palestinian...

More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB

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·November 7, 2023·2 min read

The finding comes in the latest WHO Global Tuberculosis Report which reveals that 7.5 million people were diagnosed with TB in 2022 – the highest figure ever since the UN agency began global monitoring in 1995. TB is an infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs. It is caused by...

Climate action: ‘Take steps to close the adaptation gap, now’

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·November 2, 2023·4 min read

The Adaptation Gap Report 2023 issued by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), says the world is underprepared, under invested and lacking the necessary planning, leaving us all exposed. It warns that instead of speeding up, progress on adapting to climate change is stalling. The slowdown extends to finance, planning and...

Tackling climate mis/disinformation: ‘An urgent frontier for action’

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·October 30, 2023·5 min read

Scientists agree that climate change is real and is caused by unsustainable human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels, yet certain actors continue to spread mis- and disinformation, creating harmful misperceptions that can stifle effective climate action. Climate action is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In a...

More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security

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·October 25, 2023·6 min read

Addressing the Council’s annual debate on resolution 1325, he appealed for countries to “urgently bridge the gap between rhetoric and reality” through concrete action in the areas of participation, financing and leadership. “Of 18 peace agreements reached last year, only one was signed or witnessed by a representative of a...

Regional action essential to address migrant surge through Central America

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·September 28, 2023·2 min read

“The situation underscores the urgent need for the immediate collective involvement of governments from origin, transit and destination countries to provide humanitarian assistance, especially to vulnerable groups like women and children,” said Michele Klein Solomon, IOM Regional Director for Central America, North America and the Caribbean. Perilous journeys IOM...

New global action pledge to end TB by 2030

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·September 23, 2023·2 min read

The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years that include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care services, providing social benefit packages to those who have the disease, and licensing at least one new vaccine. TB is the second leading infectious killer...