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Ahead of the UN Climate talks in Bonn (June 5-15) which will set the agenda for UN Climate meeting (COP28) in Dubai in November, COP28 director-general Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi told HT in an interview that mitigation of emissions, an…
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The World Meteorological Organization, which plays a critical global role in tracking climate change, chooses a new leader this week to turbocharge that work over the next four years. The Geneva-based WMO's role in climate change has…
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North Korea's launch of a "ballistic missile" violates UN Security Council resolutions, Japan said Wednesday, after what Pyongyang said was a failed attempt to put a satellite in space. "As a ballistic missile launch like this one violates…
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Extreme weather has caused the deaths of 2 million people and $4.3 trillion in economic damage over the past half a century, a report by the United Nations finds. According to the new figures published on Monday from the UN’s World…
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Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in central Somalia have claimed the lives of at least 22 people and left over 450,000 affected, according to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The Shabelle River…
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned civilian deaths in Gaza as "unacceptable" and appealed for it to "stop immediately" and for all parties to exercise maximum restraint, Deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Wednesday.…
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Press freedom is under attack in every corner of the globe, with journalists continually harassed, jailed and killed, UN officials and media outlets warned Tuesday. Speaking ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, UN…
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Planet Earth is witnessing the continuous advance of extreme weather conditions. With each year passing, man-made climate change manifests its onslaughts, primarily in extremity—extreme rain and flood, extreme heat and cold, and so on. In…
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The relentless advance of climate change brought more drought, flooding and heatwaves to communities around the world last year, compounding threats to people’s lives and livelihoods, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on…
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Rather than fixating on the impact of the world's soaring population, the world should look at women's reproductive rights to shore up "demographic resilience," the UN said Wednesday. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) -- the UN's…
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