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Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years 22 May 2023 WMO/Muhammad Amdad Hossain Seasonal rain regularly causes floods in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Over two million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses; that’s the impact of a half-century of extreme weather events turbo-charged by man-made global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)…

El Salvador: Renewed state of emergency undermines right to fair trial

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home El Salvador: Renewed state of emergency undermines right to fair trial 22 May 2023 Unsplash/Mauricio Cuéllar Gerardo Barrios Square and National Palace in El Salvador. The decision by El Salvador to extend a state of emergency aimed at cracking down on gangs undermines the right to fair trial, three experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Monday.…

Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks 22 May 2023 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du Refugees from Sudan collect relief items distributed by UNICEF and its partners in Kounfroun, Chad. A crucial ceasefire poised to enter into force in restive Sudan on Monday evening should “pave the way” for peace talks to end the month-old conflict, the top UN official in the country has said…

World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief 22 May 2023 © UNICEF A woman shows her COVID-19 vaccine card alongside her sisters in Kano, Nigeria. Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (…

Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished 22 May 2023 © UNICEF/UN055334/Tremeau A mother caresses the head of her sleeping malnourished baby, at the mother and child centre in the town of Diffa, Niger Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity…

Ukraine: Power loss at nuclear plant underscores ‘highly vulnerable’ safety situation

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Power loss at nuclear plant underscores ‘highly vulnerable’ safety situation 22 May 2023 Ⓒ IAEA The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine lost all external power for several hours on Monday morning, highlighting the urgent need to protect the facility and prevent an accident, the Director General of the International…

OCHA hybrid press conference

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA hybrid press conference 22 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bruno Lemarquis, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator

Advocating for sustainable water ‘gamechangers’, Kőrösi goes West

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Advocating for sustainable water ‘gamechangers’, Kőrösi goes West 21 May 2023 © Paulina Kubiak General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi (right) and Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson during his official visit to Salt Lake City. The water challenges confronting the western United States as a result of climate change and declining water supply, are similar to those of other countries,…

Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief 21 May 2023 © UNICEF/Clark Girls await their turns to get immunized at Rusung Raya Elementary School, in Indonesia. Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) 75 years ago, the UN chief said on Sunday, but in the wake of COVID, climate change, and other challenges, “progress is…

G7 nations, ‘central to climate action’ says Guterres, calling for global reset

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home G7 nations, ‘central to climate action’ says Guterres, calling for global reset 21 May 2023 UN Photo/Ichiro Mae Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to the press, wrapping up his trip to Japan for the G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023. The world is counting on the G7 bloc of industrialized democracies to demonstrate global leadership and solidarity, said the UN chief on Sunday, speaking to…