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‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies
- UN News
“Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by violence and conflict. Five hunger hotspots are of particular concern: Haiti, Mali, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), South Sudan and Sudan, UN agencies said on Thursday.
Hurricane Oscar Threatens Humanitarian Crisis in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) - Although classified as a compact tropical cyclone and considered one of the smallest in the North Atlantic, Hurricane Oscar has caused considerable damage in eastern Cuba since it made landfall on October 20, 2024. Cuban authorities have confirmed that the death toll has risen to seven, in additional to the damage in infrastructure. Communications and relief efforts were greatly impeded by a nationwide power grid blackout, which continues on in much of Cuba at the time of publication.
A Triple Planetary Crisis Scarring Africa’s Landscapes
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 (IPS) - Some of the creeping impacts of this triple crisis are possibly the most debilitating: Africa is the most severely impacted region by desertification and land degradation, with approximately 45% of its land area affected. In the Horn of Africa and the Sahel alone, it imposes food shortages on more than 23 million people. Just last month, more than 700,000 people were affected by floods in Central and West Africa, and tens of millions in southern Africa are facing drought.
People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
- UN News
Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
Food Security Is Key To Making ‘Peace with Nature’
- Inter Press Service
CALI, Colombia, Oct 29 (IPS) - As countries are meeting in Cali, Colombia, for the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 16), the fate of biodiversity hangs in the balance, and with it, the sustainability of our food systems.
Scientific Research Can Play a Key Role in Unlocking Climate Finance
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 29 (IPS) - Climate finance will be at the epicenter of the discussion at the UN Climate Change Conference 2024 (COP29). The focus will be on strengthening the fund and defining the conditions under which the countries of the Global South will be able to access this money. However, little is said about the scientific research that is required to gather the evidence and data to prove the loss and damage caused by the impact of climate change in developing countries.
Chickens as Well as Cheetahs: Biodiversity Conservation Must Also Include Livestock
- Inter Press Service
CALI, Colombia, Oct 29 (IPS) - As the UN's COP16 biodiversity conference continues, the temptation is to focus on the wild flora and fauna under threat.
But there is another, less obvious yet just as critical biodiversity crisis unfolding around the world that also deserves attention.
Balancing biodiversity at global UN summit in Colombia
- UN News
Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind to live in harmony with nature.
Seeds of Resilience Despite Massive Destruction in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (IPS) - It was two weeks before October 7—when Hamas attacked Israel—that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood behind the rostrum in the United Nations General Assembly hall clutching a crude map of what he called the "new Middle East," a visual that erased the land of Palestine.
Sudanese Civil War Exacerbates Economies in Neighbouring Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (IPS) - Critical levels of nationwide hunger in Sudan has only increased to critical levels since the start of the Sudanese civil war in April 2023. Escalated hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have led to limited mobility and repeated blockages of humanitarian aid. This, coupled with the volatile floods and droughts, have decimated crop fields which has only exacerbated famine levels greatly. All of these factors have left nearly 25 million people in Sudan in need of humanitarian assistance in 2024.
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