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COP28: Extraction of minerals needed for green energy must be ‘sustainable and just’, says Guterres

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: Extraction of minerals needed for green energy must be ‘sustainable and just’, says Guterres 02 December 2023 UN News/Laura Quiñones Suriname is the most forested country in the world, but its pristine rainforests are being threatened, among others, by mining for gold, bauxite and kaolin. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to…

World News in Brief: Engagement with Sudan, Red Sea vessel attacks, SDGs disabilities promise

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Engagement with Sudan, Red Sea vessel attacks, SDGs disabilities promise 02 December 2023 © UNICEF/Abdulazeem Mohamed Children displaced by conflict in Sudan are now living in Atbara. UN engagement with Sudan will continue in the wake of the decision to terminate its political mission in the country, the Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said in a…

COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash 01 December 2023 COP28/Walaa Alshaer Attendees at the Indonesia Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Earth’s vital signs are failing and to prevent planetary crash and burn, “we need…cooperation and political will”, UN…

Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan 01 December 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Security Council members vote on the resolution to close the UN political mission in Sudan. The Security Council on Friday decided to terminate the mandate of the UN political mission in Sudan from next Monday, after Khartoum called for its immediate withdrawal last month…

Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights 

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights  01 December 2023 UN Photo/Logan Abassi Hurricane Sandy passed to the west of Haiti on 25 October, causing heavy rains and strong winds, flooding homes and overflowing rivers. A woman sells produce at a flooded market place. Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines…

Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes 01 December 2023 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra A man takes his children across bombed land in the Gaza Strip during the temporary humanitarian pause. (file) As Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of his deep regret about the resumption of military operations in Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians vowed to stay and help all those in…

World News in Brief: Gaza aid, support for Afghan returnees, end modern slavery

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza aid, support for Afghan returnees, end modern slavery 01 December 2023 © UNRWA Humanitarian aid is delivered to UNRWA shelters in the northern Gaza Strip. Any continuation in the recent increase in aid delivery to the Gaza Strip is uncertain now that fighting has resumed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Friday…

Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action 01 December 2023 © UNICEF/Pouget Sand flows from a child's hand like through an hourglass. In southwestern Ethiopia, drought worsened by climate change is threatening crops and livestock, pushing the population to the brink. A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two years which…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action 30 November 2023 © UNICEF/Ulet Ifansasti A man crosses parched farmland in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference which opened in Dubai on Thursday must get us out of “deep trouble”, UN chief António…

World News in Brief: New relief window in Gaza, sexual violence in Sudan, new action against chemical weapons

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: New relief window in Gaza, sexual violence in Sudan, new action against chemical weapons 30 November 2023 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Residents of Gaza move their possessions during the temporary humanitarian pause. A last-minute extension of the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on Thursday offered hope that UN humanitarians and aid partners will be able to…