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(UN News)* — The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a new UN report has revealed, underscoring the need for urgent and tangible protection measures.
01/08/2024
Skyrocketing Violence against Children in Sudan Demands Urgent Protection Measures: United Nations
31/07/2024
Adolescent Girls Face Alarming Rates of Intimate Partner Violence : World Health Organization
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(UN News)* — Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to 19 million – will have experienced intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new analysis on Monday [].
27/07/2024
UN: Extreme Heat a Global Issue With an Unequal Impact
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– “The world must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures,” says the UN Secretary-General as he launches a call to action on extreme heat and its impact on society and the environment.
Extreme heat has caused hundreds of deaths and has many other implications. This is an image from Dahanu, Maharashtra. Credit: 350/flickr
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27/07/2024
Earth Experiences Warmest Day in Recent History
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24 July 2024 (WMO)* — The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to one of the datasets that the WMO uses to monitor the Earth’s climate, namely the ERA5 dataset from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
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26/07/2024
More Workers Than Ever Are Losing the Fight against Heat Stress
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Workplace exposures to excessive heat in Africa were above the global average, affecting 92.9 per cent of the workforce.
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GENEVA, 25 July 2024 (ILO)* – A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), Heat at work: Implications for safety and health, warns that more workers are being exposed to heat stress worldwide.
The new data reveals that regions previously unaccustomed to extreme heat will face increased risks, while workers in already hot climates will confront ever more dangerous conditions.
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25/07/2024
Hunger Numbers Stubbornly High for Three Consecutive Years as Global Crises Deepen: UN Report
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1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa
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**If current trends continue, about 582 million people will be chronically undernourished in 2030, half of them in Africa. ©iStock
Rio de Janeiro, 24 July 2024 (FAO)* – Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today [24 July 2024] by five United Nations specialized agencies.
25/07/2024
Rising Heat in Europe and Central Asia Killing almost 400 Children a Year: UNICEF
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(UN News)* — Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday [].
25/07/2024
Biodiversity Is Life, Not an Asset Class
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By Prof. Vandana Shiva | Navdanya International – TRANSCEND Media Service
Debunking Biodiversity Credits, the Next Wave of Bio-Imperialism
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In the name of biodiversity “conservation” and “protection”, the corporate sector is increasingly making calls for the financialisation of nature.
The financialization of nature continues the harmful legacy of bio-imperialism.
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24/07/2024
Sudan War: Nearly 26 Million Going Hungry Due to Rising Food Prices, Access Challenges
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(UN News)* — Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday [23 July 2024], citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA.
24/07/2024
UN and Humanitarian Partners Launch Emergency Appeal to Address Severe Drought in Malawi
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By Vibhu Mishra
(UN News)* — UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger levels soaring.
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