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2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home 2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño 08 November 2023 © UNEP/Nayim Ahmed Yussuf Communities in Maalimin, in northern Kenya are experiencing drought conditions. 2023 is “almost certain to be the warmest year on record” after October smashed temperature highs, while the mercury will keep rising as the warming El Niño effect continues well into next year…

Ukraine: Near-daily attacks deepen suffering

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Near-daily attacks deepen suffering 08 November 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the UN Security Council meeting. The war in Ukraine, which has raged on for over 20 months, shows no signs of ending soon, leaving a trail of devastation and immense suffering in its wake, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday…

Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns 08 November 2023 © Unsplash/Johannes Plenio The increased use of fossil fuels is inconsistent with limiting global warming. Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report from the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on…

UPDATED: Gazans struggle for survival; aid reaches stricken hospital

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Gazans struggle for survival; aid reaches stricken hospital 08 November 2023 WHO occupied Palestinian Territory Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. WHO warns that hospitals in the Gaza Strip are at a breaking point. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by Israeli military operations, while a medical convoy sent by the…

Mali: UN convoy concludes treacherous 350 kilometre journey

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mali: UN convoy concludes treacherous 350 kilometre journey 08 November 2023 MINUSMA/Fred Fath Peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali on a long-distance patrol between Gao and Ansongo. (file) A convoy from the UN Mission in Mali arrived in the northeastern city of Gao on Tuesday night after a dangerous week-long journey, marking the departure of peacekeepers from the volatile Kidal…

One in three nonmelanoma skin cancer deaths linked to working outdoors

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home One in three nonmelanoma skin cancer deaths linked to working outdoors 08 November 2023 © ILO/Apex Image Migrant workers transport metal rods on a construction site in Qatar. Nearly one in every three deaths from nonmelanoma skin cancer is caused by working under the sun, according to a joint report released on Wednesday by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour…

At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes 08 November 2023 © OHCHR The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, talks to the media at the Rafah crossing point into Gaza. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during a visit to the Rafah crossing and El Arish Hospital in Egypt on Wednesday.…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 07 November 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Humanitarian crisis in Sudan …

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kiribati on Legislation on Gender-Based and Domestic Violence, Ask Questions about Conditions in Detention Units and the Definition of Torture

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kiribati on Legislation on Gender-Based and Domestic Violence, Ask Questions about Conditions in Detention Units and the Definition of Torture 07 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Kiribati on its efforts to implement the…

UNCTAD press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNCTAD press conference 07 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement Publication of the Least Developed Countries Report 2023 Embargo until Tuesday, 7 November 2023 at 4 p.m. Geneva Time Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary General Junior Davis, Chef, Policy Analysis and Research Branch, Division on Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes