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Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO 21 April 2023 WMO/Šime Barešić A shelf cloud in Zadar, Croatia. The relentless advance of climate change brought more drought, flooding and heatwaves to communities around the world last year, compounding threats to people’s lives and livelihoods, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday…

Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO 21 April 2023 © UNICEF/UN0679318/Hayyan The head of immunization at Dar Sa’ad Medical Compound in Aden goes to the streets to ensure children are vaccinated Yemen’s fragile health system is “severely overburdened” the World Health Organization’s (WHO) leading official for emergency operations in the country said on Friday, and more…

UN coordinator calls for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Sudan, as death toll mounts

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN coordinator calls for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Sudan, as death toll mounts 21 April 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary General Antonio Guterres at Press Encounter on Sudan. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan issued a strong statement on Friday calling on both sides in the military power struggle to “implement humanitarian pauses” allowing civilians…

WMO hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 21 April 2023 Press Conference Announcement State of Global Climate 2022 report Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Omar Baddour, Chief of WMO Climate Monitoring

In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians 20 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Brazil, with Committee Experts praising a reduction in provisional prison…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Philippines’ Law on HIV/AIDS, Ask Questions on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples and on Internally Displaced Persons

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Philippines’ Law on HIV/AIDS, Ask Questions on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples and on Internally Displaced Persons 20 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-fifth periodic report of the Philippines, with Committee…

Millions of children deprived of life-saving vaccinations amid COVID pandemic, misinformation surge

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Millions of children deprived of life-saving vaccinations amid COVID pandemic, misinformation surge 20 April 2023 © UNICEF/Ulet Ifansasti A child is vaccinated at a health centre in East Java Province, Indonesia during the COVID pandemic in 2021. Some 67 million children worldwide missed out on one or more essential vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, due to disruptions caused by the COVID-…

Sudan: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire 20 April 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres (left at table) participates in a virtual meeting on the situation in Sudan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for warring parties in Sudan to observe a ceasefire for at least three days so that civilians trapped in conflict zones can seek medical…

Current climate policies ‘a death sentence’ for the world, warns Guterres

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Current climate policies ‘a death sentence’ for the world, warns Guterres 20 April 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the General Assembly on the request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. If governments continue with the same environmental policies currently in place,…

WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks 20 April 2023 WHO The World Health Organization continues to support people displaced by the earthquake in northwestern Syria. The World Health Organization (WHO) has carried out a month-long field mission to areas of northwest Syria devastated by the February earthquakes there, and in Türkiye, helping stem the risk of…