Archive for September 8th, 2023

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08/09/2023

Unprecedented Child Migration Crisis across Latin America and Caribbean

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, facing perilous journeys marked by violence, exploitation and abuse, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday [].

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© UNICEF | Child migrants crossing a river in Panama.

Children in the region driven from their homes by gang violence, instability, poverty and climate change represent around 25 per cent of migrants said UNICEF – almost double the global average of 13 per cent.“

More and more children are on the move, of an increasingly young age, often alone and from diverse countries of origin, including from as far away as Africa and Asia,” said Garry Conille, UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean Director.

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08/09/2023

The World Is ‘Falling Worryingly Short’ in Terms of Closing the Gender Gap

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The world is falling worryingly short in terms of closing the gender gap as part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) warned UN Women on Thursday [].
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Drought in Kenya (pictured) and other countries in the Horn of Africa affects the most vulnerable women and children.
© WFP/Alessandro Abbonizio | Drought in Kenya (pictured) and other countries in the Horn of Africa affects the most vulnerable women and children.

The new Gender Snapshot report from the UN’s gender equality agency at this midway point towards the SDGs warns that if current trends continue, over 340 million women and girls will be living in poverty by 2030. That represents eight per cent of the female population worldwide.

Close to one in four will experience moderate or severe food insecurity and at the current rate of progress, the next generation of women will still be spending 2.3 more hours per day on unpaid care and domestic work than men.

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08/09/2023

Earth Had Hottest Three-Month Period on Record, with Unprecedented Sea Surface Temperatures and Much Extreme Weather

Human Wrongs Watch

Bonn and Geneva, 6 September 2023 (ECMWF and WMO)* – Earth just had its hottest three months on record, according to the European Union-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF.

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Global sea surface temperatures are at unprecedented highs for the third consecutive month and Antarctic sea ice extent remains at a record low for the time of year.

It was the hottest August on record – by a large margin – and the second hottest ever month after July 2023, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service ERA 5 dataset.

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