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‘Climate breakdown’ alert as air quality dips during heatwaves: UN chief

·September 6, 2023·2 min read

The news came as the UN chief released a strongly worded statement on a record summer of global warming in the northern hemisphere, according to the European Union’s climate service Copernicus. Dog days bite back “Our planet has just endured a season of simmering – the hottest summer on record,”...

‘Desperate, hungry, terrified’: Gazans stopping aid trucks in search of food

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·December 15, 2023·3 min read

Speaking later in the day at UN Headquarters, the deputy head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), confirmed that following a food assessment, around half of all Gazans “are starving”, with no idea where their next meal is coming from. Briefing journalists in Geneva uon his return from Rafah...

‘10 gigatonne’ emissions boom leaves construction ‘off track’ for decarbonization by 2050 |

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·November 10, 2022·2 min read

“Years of warnings about the impacts of climate change have become a reality,” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director. “If we do not rapidly cut emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, we will be in deeper trouble.” Huge power drain According to a report from the UN agency, more than 34...

‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track

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·July 15, 2025·4 min read

The UN’s key Sustainable Development Goals Report launched Monday by Secretary-General António Guterres, chronicles both progress and setbacks – showing that the world has made significant advances but is still drastically off-track to achieve its development goals by 2030. Seize the day “This report is more than a snapshot of...

‘A great victory’: Odesa mayor reacts to UNESCO Heritage List inclusion

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·January 31, 2023·4 min read

Mr. Trukhanov spoke to UN News shortly after the decision was announced, on Wednesday, and explained the laborious process that led to the inclusion. Odesa Mayor, Gennady Trukhanov Gennady Trukhanov We applied for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List back in 2009 and were accepted into the provisional list. But...

‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief

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·March 3, 2025·3 min read

Addressing the Human Rights Council on Friday, he detailed the devastating toll of the ongoing conflict and economic collapse on civilians – many of whom have been displaced by the fighting. Earlier in the day the Council discussed the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, having heard a report from rights...

‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war

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·June 25, 2025·3 min read

“From that day on, our home became a travel bag and our path became that of displacement … My childhood was filled with fear and anxiety and people I was deprived of,” she said, speaking via videoconference from Syria. Seema Sen Gupta, director of child protection and migration at...

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake

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·October 17, 2023·1 min read

The latest, 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck areas northeast of Herat city Sunday morning local time. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of Monday evening local time, two people were reported to have been killed and over 150 injured in the latest quake. In total,...

‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fistula affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable

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·May 24, 2025·2 min read

16 years – that is how long Dah had to live with the agonising condition, undergoing eight different surgical procedures before finally getting the fistula repaired. In recognition of the over 500,000 women like Dah who are forced to endure what is a highly treatable condition, the International Day to...

‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan

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·July 4, 2025·3 min read

“Cooperatives are a system that enables the South Sudanese to improve their livelihoods, but at the same time also contributes to the economy… this is the only way for South Sudan to move out of poverty,” said Louis Bagare project manager of cooperatives at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...

‘A Syrian-led future’: Security Council highlights priorities ahead

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·January 13, 2025·3 min read

In his briefing, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen underscored the delicate nature of the transitional phase, describing it as a moment of “great opportunities and real dangers.” He urged careful navigation to ensure that decisions taken now lead to long-term stability. The humanitarian situation remains critical, with nearly...

‘A war of atrocities’ – UN human rights investigators warn Sudanese civilians are paying the highest price

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·September 6, 2025·2 min read

“They burned everything,” said one witness of a shelling attack in the Zamzam displacement camp in war-torn Darfur. “They claimed they only wanted to fight soldiers, but they punished the whole community.” The war crimes and human rights violations perpetrated by all parties to the conflict between the military government...