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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system risks nuclear disaster: rights experts
- UN News
Independent UN human rights experts have warned of an escalating risk of nuclear disaster in Ukraine following Russia’s continued attacks on the country’s electrical infrastructure, with the most recent strike occurring on 17 November.
No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council
- UN News
As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed urgent calls for an immediate ceasefire and action to address the humanitarian crisis.
Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
- UN News
Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal on plastics pollution, led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide
- UN News
A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday reveals that in 2023, 140 women and girls died every day at the hands of their partner or a close relative, which means one woman killed every 10 minutes.
Can Pay, Won’t Pay—COP29 Outcome Far from Promised Historic Deal of a Lifetime
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 24 (IPS) - They say it is taboo to talk about money. But this is exactly what developing countries came for: to haggle and push for the climate finance deal of a lifetime, as the climate crisis is, for them, a matter of life and death. Wealthy nations also came for their own deal of a lifetime—to hoist the climate finance burden on the private sector as they take the bare minimum financial responsibility.
Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent
- UN News
The number of children being recruited into armed groups across Haiti has increased by 70 per cent over the past year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported. The unprecedented spike also reveals the alarming deterioration of child protection amid escalating violence in the Caribbean nation.
What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now?
- UN News
Wars grind on in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond amid starvation and famine alerts and a sinister spike in online and offline hate, antisemitism and Islamophobia. Enter the UN Alliance of Civilizations, which will convene its 10th Global Forum from 25 to 27 November in a bid to bridge gaps between divided communities around the world. But, what is it and why does its Global Forum matter now?
Navigating Global Climate Challenges: Perspectives from China's COP29 Delegation
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 23 2024 (IPS) - As COP29 draws to a close, voices from diverse regions have shed light on their contributions, challenges, and aspirations in tackling the climate crisis.
COP29 climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge, but developing nations call deal ‘an insult’
- UN News
UN climate negotiations wrapped up early on Sunday morning in Baku, with wealthy countries pledging to invest at least $300 billion a year to the global fight against climate change. Developing countries who had been seeking more than $1 trillion in support called the deal an “insult” and said that it failed to provide the critical support they needed to effectively tackle the climate crisis.
Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’
- UN News
Families fleeing from besieged areas of northern Gaza are leaving homes and shelters with just the shirts on their backs, Louise Wateridge, Senior Emergency Coordinator for UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, told UN News on Saturday.
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