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UN: Climate change is a growing threat to people who are already fleeing war, violence and persecution | News in brief
Climate change is a growing threat to people who are already fleeing war, violence and persecution, warns a recent report by the UN refugee agency. The report shows how climate…
The Baku climate meeting will start you arguing right from the start | News in brief
The COP29 meeting seeks more climate finance for developing countries. The UN COP29 climate meeting, which started today in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has stumbled into a dispute between…
Trump’s UN ambassador Elise Stefanik | News in brief
Future President of the United States Donald Trump has confirmed that he will nominate a congressman Elise Stefanik too US Ambassador to the UN, The New York Post magazine says.…
nearly 1.5 million people affected by unprecedented floods
In South Sudan, the toll from floods continues to rise. Nearly 1.5 million people have been affected and more than 379,000 displaced, announces the UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha).…
Created 30 years ago, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda illustrates a page of history still open
Created thirty years ago in the wake of the Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and fifty years after the Nuremberg trials, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) tried 79…
UN concerned about lack of funding for small-scale farmers to adapt
While the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) publishes its annual report on adaptation to climate change on Thursday, November 7, another UN agency, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),…
Israel denounces call by Turkey and 52 countries for arms embargo
The Israeli ambassador to the UN criticized Turkey on November 4 for a letter requesting an arms embargo on Israel, calling the initiative “ malice » and political attack. This…
The closing session of the UN nature meeting stretched by an hour | News in brief
The Finnish delegation at the meeting was led by the Minister of Environment and Climate Kai Mykkänen (chairman). The UN COP16 nature conference organized in Cali, Colombia has stretched into…
UN: Houthi rebels receive unprecedented military aid | News in brief
According to a recent UN report, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have received unprecedented military support from outside actors. UN experts say that the rebels have taken advantage of the regional situation…
UN’s Guterres: Destruction of nature is a matter of humanity’s destiny | News in brief
Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the destruction of life-sustaining nature will cause humanity an “existential crisis”. Guterres reminded that temperatures continue to rise year…