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Climate action: ‘Take steps to close the adaptation gap, now’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate action: ‘Take steps to close the adaptation gap, now’ 02 November 2023 Unsplash/Hassan Afridhi Air pollution, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, is a serious problem in Indian cities. Instead of accelerating to meet the challenge of rising emissions, progress on climate adaptation is slowing across the board, a new report published on Thursday by the UN’s environment agency…

General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo 02 November 2023 UN Photo/Evan Schneider The UN General Assembly votes on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted by a large margin against the United States’ economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in…

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising 02 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Missile strikes continue through the night in Gaza The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on a densely-populated refugee camp near Gaza City, while a key hospital has stopped operations and UN…

Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death 02 November 2023 © Unsplash/Hosein Charbaghi A view of Tehran, Iran's capital city. Iran must end policies and practices “which amount to total impunity for acts of gender persecution against women and girls”, a group of experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.…

World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying 02 November 2023 Organisation du Traité d’interdiction complète des essais nucléaires Craters and boreholes dot the former Soviet Union nuclear test site Semipalatinsk in what is today Kazakhstan. (File) Russia on Thursday announced it was revoking its ratification of the UN-…

Day highlighting journalists under fire focuses on protection during elections

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Day highlighting journalists under fire focuses on protection during elections 02 November 2023 UN Photo/Fardosa Hussein صحفيون يتجمعون للمشاركة في مؤتمر صحفي في الصومال. New data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed a worrying rise in violence against journalists during election periods, and usually at the hands of law enforcement agents.…

At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight 02 November 2023 UN Photo/Alba García Ruiz United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attends a summit on AI safety held in London, UK. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday stressed that global oversight of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology should be based on the UN Charter’s core…

WMO/WHO press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO/WHO press conference 02 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement State of Climate Services for Health report Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Dr Maria Neira, Director Department, of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO Dr Joy Shumake-Guillemot, joint WMO-WHO Office on Climate and Health

New UNOG-SIG Charter a Vision of a More Sustainable Future

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UNOG-SIG Charter a Vision of a More Sustainable Future 01 November 2023 Press Release   GENEVA (30 October 2023) – In a significant move towards energy conservation, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) will sign the “Ambition Negawatt Vision” Charter with water, gas, and electricity company Services Industriels de Genève (SIG) to pledge its commitment to saving energy. UNOG Director-General Tatiana Valovaya and SIG Director General…

​​​​​​​ Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Burundi on Efforts to Repatriate Burundian Refugees, Ask about Acts of Torture Committed by the Burundian Police Force and Security Forces and about the Role of the Imbonerakure

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ​​​​​​​ Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Burundi on Efforts to Repatriate Burundian Refugees, Ask about Acts of Torture Committed by the Burundian Police Force and Security Forces and about the Role of the Imbonerakure 01 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic…