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Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040 05 November 2024 © UNICEF/Farhana Satu A busy street in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds. …

Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears 05 November 2024 © UNISFA Peacekeepers help to recover bogged down vehicles and rescue stranded civilians following heavy rains. In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region of Abyei, a senior UN peacekeeping official said on Tuesday, highlighting…

Early warning systems critical as world marks Tsunami Awareness Day

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Early warning systems critical as world marks Tsunami Awareness Day 05 November 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider The Indian Ocean Tsunami in December 2004 caused vast destruction on the Indonesian coast between the towns of Banda Aceh and Meulaboh. As the world marked World Tsunami Awareness Day on Wednesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the critical importance of early…

Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative 05 November 2024 © WHO/Omer Tarig A six-month-old girl is the first child to receive the malaria vaccine in Sudan, during a vaccine roll-out event in Gedaref. In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaria vaccination campaign amid 18 months of civil conflict, aiming to protect thousands of…

‘Tons of Ideas!’: World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Tons of Ideas!’: World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges 05 November 2024 UN News/Khaled Mohamed On a wall inside one of the halls embracing the 12th session of the World Urban Forum, participants, mainly young ones, stop by to answer a straightforward question: “What would you like to see in your city?” Young people gathered in Cairo for the World…

Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’ 05 November 2024 UN News Muin Hadi, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory visits the northern Gaza Strip. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end to the war and suffering in Gaza during his first visit to the area since Israel…

Carbon markets could boost climate action in least developed countries

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Carbon markets could boost climate action in least developed countries 04 November 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Mangrove shoots being planted on Tarawa, an atoll in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati to protect against coastal erosion. While carbon markets have played a limited role in boosting sustainable development for the world’s least developed economies, a new report from UN Trade…

Green energy shift must also bring prosperity and equality: UN deputy chief

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Green energy shift must also bring prosperity and equality: UN deputy chief 04 November 2024 © ADB/Viet Tuan Power-generating windmills line the hills of Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam. The international community must ensure that the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy is equitable, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday in New York.…

Lebanon: UN condemns increasing loss of life and civilian suffering

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: UN condemns increasing loss of life and civilian suffering 04 November 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar The suburbs of Beirut have been heavily targeted by airstrikes. The increasing impact of fighting between Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and militants from Hezbollah on Lebanese civilians “is of grave concern”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Monday, condemning…

DPR Korea’s latest missile launch a ‘grave threat’ to regional stability

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home DPR Korea’s latest missile launch a ‘grave threat’ to regional stability 04 November 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A wide view of the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The launch of “yet another” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) poses a “grave threat” to regional stability, a…