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Indonesia leads the way in taming forest fires
20 March 2024
Some 70 million hectares of forest are affected by fires each year, causing huge environmental and economic damage. On the International Day of Forests, marked on 21 March, we look at how an innovative UN-led initiative in Indonesia is dramatically reducing forest fires, saving livelihoods and cutting harmful emissions…
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OHCHR Press Conference
20 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Situation of human rights in Myanmar
Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
19 March 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service(UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, and the United…
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WMO Press Conference
19 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
State of Global Climate 2023
Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-GeneralOmar Baddour, Chief of Climate Monitoring
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Director-General's remarks at the Event to celebrate the creative heritage of Magtymguly Fragi
19 March 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
Event to celebrate the creative heritage of Magtymguly FragiTuesday, 19 March 2024, at 1.30 p.m.Room III, Palais des Nations Ambassador Hajiyev,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,It is my pleasure to join you today for this inspiring event to celebrate the poet Magtymguly Fragi. I would like to sincerely thank the Permanent Mission of…
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Hong Kong: Rushed adoption of new security law a ‘regressive step’ - UN rights chief
19 March 2024
The accelerated adoption of a national security bill in Hong Kong represents “a regressive step” for human rights there, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
“It is alarming that such consequential legislation was rushed through the legislature…
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Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far
19 March 2024
Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.
Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires and rapidly…
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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
19 March 2024
UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza, where increasing numbers of children are on “the brink of death” from acute hunger, caused by five months of intense Israeli bombardment and constant aid access denials.
“What doctors and medical staff are…
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UN rights expert urges global action to halt Myanmar junta atrocities
19 March 2024
The UN independent human rights expert on Myanmar called on the international community on Tuesday to take strong, coordinated action to protect civilians from ongoing atrocities committed by the military junta’s forces.
In February 2021 the military overthrew the elected Government in…
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Haiti: Aid efforts continue amid violence and volatility
19 March 2024
Humanitarians continue to deliver aid in Haiti, where the situation in the capital, Port-au-Prince, remains tense and volatile in the face of escalating gang violence and political instability.
The UN said on Tuesday that its children’s agency UNICEF and partners have delivered over 242,000 gallons…
