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Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action

·December 2, 2023·2 min read

Greater investments in meteorological monitoring, data collection and risk assessment can help respond quickly to drought emergencies and minimize impacts, it said, calling also for international cooperation, knowledge sharing, and environmental and social justice. Snapshots The publication includes important drought data, including on geographic spread, agriculture and forests, water conditions,...

Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

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·October 30, 2023·5 min read

In an interview with UN News, UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert Francesca Albanese, said it was “impossible to describe the pain and suffering that Israelis are going through because of what happened to them…because there are not only those who were killed, those who were taken hostage, but there is...

Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’

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·September 22, 2023·1 min read

The fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-5), organized by UN environment programme UNEP and hosted by Germany, kicks off in Bonn on Monday. “ICCM-5 is expected to be a watershed moment for international cooperation on chemicals and wastes”, said a statement released by the group of...

Unprecedented child migration crisis across Latin America and Caribbean

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·September 7, 2023·2 min read

Children in the region driven from their homes by gang violence, instability, poverty and climate change represent around 25 per cent of migrants said UNICEF – almost double the global average of 13 per cent. “More and more children are on the move, of an increasingly young age, often alone...

Unprecedented joint call to shield children on the move from violence

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·May 30, 2023·1 min read

With more than 42 million children displaced worldwide and increasing exposure to multiple forms of violence, the Office of the Special Representative on Violence against Children co-launched a new brief, Protecting the Rights of Children on the Move in Times of Crisis, which draws on past lessons, and outlines key...

‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy

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·April 27, 2023·4 min read

Gang violence is expanding at an alarming rate in areas previously considered relatively safe in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and outside the city, with a shocking increase in criminality and abuses, and a police force that is unable to handle the situation. At the same time, almost half the population, 5.2...

$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO

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·January 23, 2023·2 min read

In its appeal, the WHO said that a staggering 339 million people now need humanitarian assistance globally. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the UN agency’s Director-General, urged donors “to be generous” and help WHO to save lives, prevent the spread of disease within and across borders, and support communities as they...

‘Unprecedented’ insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel, Security Council hears

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·January 11, 2023·3 min read

In her briefing, Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Office for the region, UNOWAS, urged ambassadors to continue to support a strategy centred on building resilience, promoting good governance, and strengthening peace and security. Ms. Biha presented the latest UNOWAS report covering trends...

Unprecedented global challenges are ‘not insurmountable’ – UN chief |

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·August 4, 2022·4 min read

“In addition to the triple planetary crisis of climate breakdown, air pollution and biodiversity loss, and the immense suffering caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts are raging across the world”, said Secretary-General António Guterres. The ripple effects of the war in Ukraine, are contributing to surging food and energy prices,...