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UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system 17 November 2024 © 开发署/Oleksandr Ratushniak 乌克兰一座受损的变电站。（资料图片） UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the latest Russian drone and missile attack against the power grid and critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, his Spokesperson said on Sunday…

Raising the roof: Building resilience through conserving historic homes in the Philippines

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Raising the roof: Building resilience through conserving historic homes in the Philippines 16 November 2024 UN Philippines/Gaylord Hintay Many historic houses in Vigan are falling into disrepair. One of the best-preserved Spanish colonial towns in Asia that was damaged in a huge earthquake in the Philippines is being repaired with an eye to reducing the impact of future disasters thanks…

Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis? 16 November 2024 UNFCCC/Kiara Worth Participants at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, advocate for financing climate initiatives. The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following a year that broke multiple extreme heat records and saw widespread climate-driven…

COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key 16 November 2024 © Unsplash/Steve Johnson Privacy is a crucial part to processing personal data by AI. Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging to use digital technologies to accelerate climate action while reducing the carbon and…

Jeddah conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle antimicrobial resistance

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Jeddah conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle antimicrobial resistance 16 November 2024 Ministry of Health/Saudi Arabia Wide view of the 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) wrapped up on Saturday with the adoption of the…

Colombian conflict survivors turn forest heroes in search of climate change solutions

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Colombian conflict survivors turn forest heroes in search of climate change solutions 16 November 2024 © FAO/Felipe Rodríguez FAO and the Green Climate Fund are working to curb deforestation and combat climate change in Colombia. "What do I want the river to carry away? The deforestation," Sandra Donado says, her voice competing with the sudden storm lashing her canoe as it floats down the…

1,000 days into Ukraine war, winter poses critical challenge to aid effort

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home 1,000 days into Ukraine war, winter poses critical challenge to aid effort 15 November 2024 © OCHA in Ukraine UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale visits destroyed neighbourhoods in the city of Dnipro. In the nearly 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of civilians have been killed, the country’s energy capacity is on the brink of collapse…

COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP 15 November 2024 © UNEP/Duncan Moore There are hundreds of landfill dumpsites spread across Kenya with the largest being Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi. The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane emissions must come down – “and come down fast” –to…

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 15 November

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates for 15 November 15 November 2024 近东救济工程处 数千个家庭在加沙中部汗尤尼斯受损和被毁的设施中避难，尽管面临越来越多的挑战，近东救济工程处仍继续在那里提供基本服务。 At least 100,000 people have been forced to leave northern Gaza, with UN colleagues on the ground reporting worsening conditions and Israel's continuous denial of aid delivery requests as displacement and the death toll rises there and in Lebanon amid constant…

Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO’s Tedros stresses at Jeddah summit

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO’s Tedros stresses at Jeddah summit 15 November 2024 Minsitry of Health/Saudi Arabia Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, delivers a speech at the opening of the AMR Conference in Saudi Arabia. The top UN health official gave a sobering reality check as the Fourth Global High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Antimicrobial…