Archive for June 16th, 2023

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16/06/2023

Haiti: Three Million Children, the Highest Number on Record, ‘Desperately Need Protection and Humanitarian Support’

(UN News)* — Nearly three million children, the highest number on record, need humanitarian support in Haiti, where they face staggering levels of violence that have exacerbated hunger and malnutrition in a country already mired in poverty and a resurgence of deadly cholera. 
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Nearly 3 million children are in need in Haiti this year.
© UNOCHA/M. Minasi | Nearly 3 million children are in need in Haiti this year.

“Being a child in Haiti today is harsher and more dangerous than it ever has been in living memory.  The threats and hardships children face are simply unimaginable. They desperately need protection and support,” said UNICEF Haiti Representative Bruno Maes.

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16/06/2023

‘Leave Coal, Oil, and Gas in the Ground to Avert Climate “Catastrophe”

(UN News)* — Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday [] in New York. “We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open”, he said.  “It’s time to wake up and step up.” image1170x530cropped

© Unsplash/Amir Arabshahi | Burning fossil fuels like coal contributes to climate change.

Mr. Guterres was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters following a meeting with civil society climate leaders from across the world. 

‘Catastrophe’ looms 

He said limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible but will require a 45 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. 

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