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Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights
- UN News
Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding.
Outrage as Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civilians
- UN News
Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight, with early reports indicating that at least nine people were killed and dozens injured.
UN Chief, Brazil Gather World Leaders to Reaffirm Commitments Paris Agreement
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 (IPS) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President Lula da Silva of Brazil on Wednesday, April 23, held a closed-door meeting with heads of state to discuss strengthening global efforts against the climate crisis and to ensure a just energy transition.
Climate Groups Report 2025 Is Unlikely To Be Hotter Than 2024
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 (IPS) - On March 19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) issued a report on the State of Global Climate in 2024, detailing the numerous heightened natural disasters that were a consequence of human-induced climate change. With the past three years having been recorded as the three hottest years in human history, climate scientists are optimistic that 2025 will see slightly cooler global temperatures.
Chel Snakehead: A Fish That Time Forgot, Rediscovered
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Apr 23 (IPS) - The Chel Snakehead fish, thought to be extinct, has made a dramatic comeback to the eastern Himalayan ecosystem after more than 85 years of absence near its source river in India.
US Considering Nuclear Power for Saudi Arabia in Grand Bargain
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 23 (IPS) - The Trump administration is reportedly pursuing a deal with Saudi Arabia that would be a pathway to developing a commercial nuclear power industry in the desert kingdom and maybe even lead to the enrichment of uranium on Saudi soil.
Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts
- UN News
Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat.
Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
- UN News
As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of women and girls remain excluded from the digital world – denied not only access to opportunity, but also the chance to shape their own futures.
Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo
- UN News
The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, particularly for women and children, who face an increased risk of conflict-related sexual violence.
Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza
- UN News
Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an escalating public health crisis as aid remains blocked and medical supplies dwindle.
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