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Afghanistan: Deadly hospital attack; UN ramps up aid delivery
- UN News
A deadly attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital, is a reminder that health facilities should never be a target, the UN’s Deputy Spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Integrate water supplies and climate action, world leaders urge
- UN News
Water and climate action must be integrated to ensure sufficient water supply in the face of a rising global population and environmental degradation, a coalition of world leaders said on Tuesday.
COP26: The Many Links Between Food Systems & Climate Change: Message to Glasgow
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Nov 02 (IPS) - Unless food systems transformation is put at the center of climate action, commitments governments have already made, and could make at COP26, will be jeopardized.
10 blue helmets injured during attack in Central African Republic
- UN News
Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were shot and wounded on Monday.
In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP
- UN News
“Pockets of famine” have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
COP26: More than 100 countries commit to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030
- UN News
A pivotal pledge to save and restore our planet’s forests was officially announced on the second day of the COP26 World Leaders Summit, and with that deal came a long list of commitments from public and private sector actors to combat climate change, curb biodiversity destruction and hunger, and to protect indigenous people’s rights.
Fighting Dengue Virus with Biological Weapons
- Inter Press Service
Karachi, Nov 02 (IPS) - Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Tajammal felt a sense of “impending doom” as she fought high fever, nausea, bouts of vomiting and extreme fatigue after being diagnosed with dengue two weeks back.
Will Glasgow Fix Broken Climate Finance Promises?
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 02 (IPS) - Current climate mitigation plans will result in a catastrophic 2.7°C world temperature rise. US$1.6–3.8 trillion is needed annually to avoid global warming exceeding 1.5°C.
Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief
- UN News
Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
Is Asia and the Pacific Ready for the Global Climate Stage?
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 01 (IPS) - As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), they can be sure that our region will be in the spotlight: many of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change are located here; the seven G20 members from this region are responsible for over half of global GHG emissions; and five of the 10 top countries with the greatest historic responsibility for emissions since the beginning of the twentieth century are from Asia.
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