COP16: Landmark biodiversity agreements adopted | UN News
2024年11月3日 · “This is an unprecedented occasion in the history of multilateral environmental agreements,” Camila Paz Romero, spokesperson for Indigenous Peoples at the summit, told UN News. “Indigenous peoples and local communities of the world – connected from our knowledge systems in the care of life and biodiversity – remember the long road we have traveled …
United States vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council
2024年11月20日 · Despite having secured 14 votes in favour, the draft resolution put forward by the 10 elected members of the Security Council (E10), failed to pass owing to the negative vote by a permanent member, the US.. The text also reiterated the Council’s demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
‘Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns | UN News
2024年10月24日 · In short, countries must start curbing emissions immediately, according to the UN Emissions Gap Report 2024. “Climate crunch time is here,” said UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen. “We need global mobilisation on a scale and pace never seen before, starting right now before the next round of climate pledges.” If not, she warned, the 1.5°C goal to cap …
Gaza: Number of children killed higher than from four years of …
UN-partnered efforts to help alleviate the desperate situation amid ongoing fighting and Israeli bombardment included a World Food Programme aid convoy to Gaza City on Tuesday – the agency’s first successful mission to the north since 20 February.“With people in northern Gaza on the brink of famine, we need daily deliveries to the north, as well as direct entry points,” WFP …
Biodiversity: What is it and how can we protect it? | UN News
2024年1月22日 · What is the Biodiversity Plan? The Plan, officially called the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, is a UN-driven landmark agreement adopted by 196 countries to guide global action on nature through to 2030, which was hashed out at meetings in Kunming, China and Montreal, Canada, in 2022.. The aim is to address biodiversity loss, restore …
Ukraine: Report reveals war’s long-term impact which will be felt …
2024年2月22日 · Millions displaced, thousands dead. In its latest report, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has verified 30,457 civilian casualties since 24 February 2022, including 10,582 killed and 19,875 injured, with the actual numbers likely to be significantly higher.. Millions have been displaced, thousands have lost their homes, and hundreds of …
251 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports
2024年10月31日 · Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth remain out of school worldwide, UN education agency UNESCO’s latest Global Education Monitoring Report revealed on Thursday.
Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years ...
2021年9月1日 · According to the agencies' Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes, from 1970 to 2019, these natural hazards accounted for 50 per cent of all disasters, 45 per cent of all reported deaths and 74 per cent of all reported economic losses. There were more than 11,000 reported disasters attributed to these hazards globally, with just …
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Cyberattacks on healthcare: A global threat that can’t be ignored
2024年11月8日 · An alarming surge in ransomware attacks is putting the world’s healthcare infrastructure at critical risk, endangering patient safety and destabilising health systems, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday, as the Security Council convened to discuss strategies to counter the growing threat.