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Polar scientists call for more research and observation into rapid sea ice reduction

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Polar scientists call for more research and observation into rapid sea ice reduction 16 June 2023 WMO/Deutscher Wetterdienst/Karolin Eichler The polar bear's natural habitat is disappearing as ice caps melt due to climate change. Sea ice is reducing at an unprecedented rate, prompting polar scientists to call for an urgent increase in research and observation, the World Meteorological…

Women suffer disproportionately from ravages of drought, desertification

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Women suffer disproportionately from ravages of drought, desertification 16 June 2023 PMA/Alessandro Abbonizio Mujeres recogiendo agua en Marsabit, al norte de Kenia (archivo). Women’s land rights are in the spotlight ahead of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June, at events around the world, from Kenya to Viet Nam, including a high-level event at UN…

Sudan’s Darfur spiralling into ‘humanitarian calamity’: UN aid chief

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan’s Darfur spiralling into ‘humanitarian calamity’: UN aid chief 16 June 2023 WFP/Abdulaziz Abdulmomin Displaced people in Darfur are receiving Sorghum provided by the World Food Programme. With the conflict between rival militaries in Sudan entering its third month, the people of Darfur are “trapped in a living nightmare”, the UN’s top aid official has said…

Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster 

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster  16 June 2023 © UNICEF Ukraine Essential aid is being delivered to people affected by the Kakhovka Dam blast in eastern Ukraine. UN humanitarians continue bringing life-saving aid to survivors of the flooding from the Kakhovka Dam, but they’ve warned that hundreds of thousands more people in the country’s south face severe…

Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy 16 June 2023 IOM/Amanda Nero The largest shipwreck off Greece on record has claimed hundreds of lives. The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following Wednesday’s tragedy in the Mediterranean. With 78 bodies retrieved, 104 people rescued, and…

Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’ 15 June 2023 © Unsplash/Amir Arabshahi Burning fossil fuels like coal contributes to climate change. Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday in New York.  …

UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’ 15 June 2023 © UNICEF/Hasan Belal A boy in Jableh city in northwestern Syria watches excavation work following the February 2023 earthquake. (file) As donors gathered in Brussels at an international pledging conference for Syria organized by the European Union on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres highlighted the…

UN in Sudan condemns killing of West Darfur governor, raises alarm over ‘vortex of hate speech’

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN in Sudan condemns killing of West Darfur governor, raises alarm over ‘vortex of hate speech’ 15 June 2023 WFP/Abdulaziz Abdulmomin Insecurity has led to widespread displacement in the Sudanese region of Darfur. The UN Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said on Thursday it was “appalled and deeply shocked” at the killing of the Governor of West Darfur, calling for a halt to the…

DR Congo: Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million since January

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million since January 15 June 2023 © UNICEF/Arlette Bashizi A child carries water through the Kanyaruchinya site for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo... Escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced nearly one million people since January, the International Organization for…

INTERVIEW: Tackling transnational trafficking in Southeast Asia from the grass roots up

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Tackling transnational trafficking in Southeast Asia from the grass roots up 15 June 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Village security volunteer, Eakkachai Suphan, (left) and a colleague look over the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle. Local volunteers based in communities located on transnational trafficking routes in Southeast Asia are playing an increasingly important role in…