IPCC adaptation report ‘a damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate’
This is the second in a series of three reports from the the UN’s top climate scientists and its launch comes just over 100 days...
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Without climate action, extreme weather will trigger global humanitarian needs
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The warning comes after tropical cyclone Emnati made landfall on Wednesday in one of Africa’s most storm-prone countries and just days ahead of the launch...
3M Ukrainians already in need – with future repercussions ‘spooling out before us’
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Women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, those living close to the contact line and those living in the non-Government areas are currently the most...
Limiting the damage: UN helps policy-makers tackle climate change
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As extreme weather events become commonplace, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of...
We must ‘learn from history’, UN Human Rights Council President says
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While the international community is currently witnessing an increase in geopolitical tensions, the veteran diplomat recalled that no nation is beyond reproach....
South Sudan: UN Mission to step up patrols following rising violence in Unity state
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Perpetrators responsible for recent escalating violence in Unity state, South Sudan, must be held accountable, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, said in a...
Drag queen story hour: tales of acceptance and dreams
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In full costume and make-up, drag queen Madame Bonjour JohnJ, is teaching children that it’s ok to be different, during storytelling sessions in their native...
India abstains from the UNSC resolution that ‘deplores’ Russian aggression against Ukraine
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Explaining its vote, India’s Permanent Representative at the UN, T S Tirumurti said, “India is deeply disturbed...
Senior UN official meets first person in US vaccinated against COVID
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The first American to be vaccinated against the COVID virus and a first-responder in New York City, Sandra Lindsay, met with Abdulla Shahid, President of...
‘Political impasse’ hampering change and reform in Iraq
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Political leaders in Iraq must urgently overcome their divisions and work for the common good, the top UN official in the country told the Security...