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Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy?

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy? 26 March 2025 © WMO/Pete Stevens In Europe energy planners are increasingly concerned about “dunkelflaute”— a period of cloudy, windless weather in winter that undermines both solar power and wind generation As solar, wind, and hydropower expand, scientists say integrating climate data and forecasting is key to making renewable…

Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss 

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss  26 March 2025 МОМ/М. Мохаммед Уже на протяжении десятилетия йеменцы сталкиваются с голодом и постоянными перемещениями. Marking a decade of war in Yemen, Othman Belbeisi, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlights the resilience of its people, the deepening humanitarian…

Deadly impacts of childhood wasting can be prevented, WFP insists

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Deadly impacts of childhood wasting can be prevented, WFP insists 26 March 2025 WFP A malnourished child in the eastern DR Congo receives attention from a health worker. Childhood stunting from malnutrition is a global but preventable problem if adequate investment can be found, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, amid chronic funding shortages that threaten essential…

Pact for the Future: Countries urged to translate pledges into action

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Pact for the Future: Countries urged to translate pledges into action 26 March 2025 UNIC Bogota/José Ríos School children in Bogotá, Colombia hold SDG signs. UN Member States met on Wednesday for the first of three key meetings to advance a global agreement that pledges concrete actions to achieve a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for generations to come.…

‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum 26 March 2025 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh Una adolescente de Costa de Marfil sostiene un panel solar que está estudiando como parte de un curso sobre energías renovables. Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll…

UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine 26 March 2025 © UNODC/Duncan Moore Maritime traffic through the Black Sea is vital for global supply chains, particularly for agriculture and food security. The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed recent diplomatic talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia, calling an agreement on…

Sudan: Rights chief deplores deadly army strikes on North Darfur market

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Rights chief deplores deadly army strikes on North Darfur market 26 March 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressing a General Assembly meeting. (file) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan following deadly army airstrikes in North Darfur earlier this week.…

Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’ 26 March 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today’s volatile geopolitical climate we can ill-afford to let this moral safeguard “…

UN Mission urges restraint as South Sudan crisis deepens

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN Mission urges restraint as South Sudan crisis deepens 26 March 2025 Фото ООН Взрыв мины на окраине города Лори в Южном Судане. The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint and uphold the peace agreement as violence escalates and reports emerge of the detention of First Vice President Riek Machar…

Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war

3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war 25 March 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Noman A young child in Yemen who is recovering from malnutrition plays with a vehicle tyre. In Yemen, a decade of conflict has proved catastrophic for the country’s children living under the threat of airstrikes and staggeringly high malnutrition rates, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on…