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More than 184,000 displaced as fighting intensifies in Yemen
- UN News
Intense fighting in Yemen has forced more than 184,000 people from their homes since the start of August, most of them since early September, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Monday.
Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action
- UN News
Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat?
Extreme heat making pregnancy a ‘new fault line’ in climate crisis
- UN News
Pregnancy and childbirth have become a “new fault line in the global climate crisis” as extreme heat worsens, the head of the UN climate action body (UNFCCC) warned on Monday, calling for maternal and newborn health to be built into countries’ climate plans.
ICC unseals four arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women and girls
- UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan, which amounts to a crime against humanity.
UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day
- UN News
Representatives from governments, civil society and academia meeting in Muscat, Oman on Monday called for urgent action to address a global housing crisis affecting nearly 3.4 billion people.
Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on aid trucks in South Kordofan
- UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a deadly airstrike on two clearly marked aid trucks in South Kordofan, Sudan, this past weekend.
One day behind bars: Students and incarcerated women break prison stigma in Thailand
- UN News
“Your mind follows the thread, one by one, row by row. You know? It’s like meditation. I don’t like machines.”
Climate Change Is Becoming a Pregnancy Hazard Worldwide, Survey Finds
- Inter Press Service
SUVA, Fiji & SRINAGAR, India, October 5 (IPS) - Extreme heat is increasingly threatening pregnant women and newborn babies around the world, with almost all maternal health professionals surveyed across five continents saying they have cared for women or infants whose health was affected by high temperatures.
Beyond the Moon: Space Week around the world
- UN News
Right after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, UNOOSA, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, was established and has since been monitoring developments across more than 77 successful lunar missions and other journeys while also taking a lead role in the annual World Space Week, which runs from 4 to 10 October.
‘He felt heard’: How a film brought a UN report to life in Xochimilco
- UN News
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A documentary drawn from United Nations University research was screened at the COP30 climate conference and film festivals across Europe. Its most important journey, though, was the one back to the Mexico City canals where it was filmed.
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