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Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
- UN News
A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities.
Half World’s Population, Exposed to Floods, Storms, Tsunamis, by 2030
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Nov 08 (IPS) - While negotiators from all over the world have been discussing, since 31 October 2021 in Glasgow, every single word, coma and dot in order to reach a final text that is expected to apparently keep everyone happy but really not everybody satisfied, 50% of world’s population will live in coastal areas, exposed to floods, storms and tsunamis by the year 2030.
UN system generated 25% fewer greenhouse gas emissions in 2020
- UN News
With significant travel restrictions and large portions of personnel working from home in 2020, the UN system generated approximately 25 per cent fewer greenhouse emissions than in the year before.
New FAO analysis reveals carbon footprint of agri-food supply chain
- UN News
Food processing, packaging, transport, household consumption and waste disposal are pushing the food supply chain to the top of the greenhouse gas emitters list, according to a new study led by the UN agriculture agency, presented on Monday at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Many countries ‘unsupported and unprepared’ to address climate health risks: WHO
- UN News
Although governments are prioritizing public health measures to protect their people from climate impacts, many lack the funds to take effective action, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report issued on Monday.
China's Risky Strategic Game in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Nov 08 (IPS) - Before the February 1 coup, China was among the top international partners of the now-in-opposition National League for Democracy (NLD). From 2015 to early 2020, when China closed its borders due to COVID-19, NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi made five trips to China and met the Chinese President Xi Jinping five times.
Haiti’s race against the clock: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
Haiti faces a number of “races against the clock” to deal with crises which, if left unaddressed, could have serious negative consequences for the country’s long-term future, according to the UN’s most senior humanitarian and development official in the country.
WFP warns 3 million more now ‘teetering on the edge of famine’
- UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million - up by three million this year - as acute hunger spikes around the world.
Iraq: UN condemns assassination attempt on Prime Minister ‘in the strongest terms’
- UN News
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has condemned “in the strongest terms” the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, following a drone attack overnight on Sunday, aimed on his house in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone.
UN mourns with Sierra Leone, pledges all ‘necessary support’ following deadly tanker crash
- UN News
The UN chief has joined the whole UN system in Sierra Leone in mourning the victims of an fuel tanker collision on Friday night in the capital Freetown, that reportedly left at least 98 people dead, and many more injured.
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