Archive for ‘Climate carnage’

30/05/2025

Don’t Let the Lights Go Out: UN Urges Support for Women and Girls in ‘the World’s Most Neglected Crises’

Human Wrongs Watch

By the UN Population Fund*

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 28 May 2025 – In 2025, as crises multiply and conflicts become increasingly protracted, humanitarian aid budgets are being slashed across the board.

Yet in many emergency settings, it is ordinary people – and especially women and girls – who are feeling the sharpest impact of these cuts.

A woman dressed in blue and yellow sits on the ground with a baby on her lap in front of an orange tarpaulin tent
A woman and her baby sit in a camp for displaced people in the Dayniile district of Mogadishu, Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia / Usame Nur Hussein

For those caught up in crises that have already been neglected for years, the fallout is all the more brutal. But what does chronic underfunding look like?

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29/05/2025

Climate Predictions Show Temperatures Expected to Remain at or Near Record Levels in Coming 5 Years

Human Wrongs Watch

28 May 2025 — Global climate predictions show temperatures are expected to continue at or near record levels in the next five years, increasing climate risks and impacts on societies, economies and sustainable development, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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26/05/2025

75% of Land-based Environment and 66% of Marine Environment, Significantly Altered by Human Actions

Human Wrongs Watch

(United Nations)* — As the global community is called to re-examine our relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain:

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The unrestricted exploitation of wildlife has led to the disappearance of many animal species at an alarming rate, destroying Earth’s biological diversity and upsetting the ecological balance. PHOTO:Vladimir Wrangel/Adobe Stock

despite all our technological advances we are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our water, food, medicines, clothes, fuel, shelter and energy, just to name a few.

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25/05/2025

‘Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations’: Africa Day 2025

Human Wrongs Watch

The African Union commemorates Africa Day 2025 [24 May 2025] with a renewed call to justice, unity, and shared progress. Speaking on behalf of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AUC, delivered a stirring address that reflected on Africa’s historic journey while calling for bold steps toward a just and prosperous future.
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This year’s theme, “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations,” honours the memory of those who suffered under slavery and colonialism, while asserting the right of Africa and its diaspora to truth, justice, and restoration.
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“While justice and reparations remain long overdue,” the Chairperson affirmed, “Africa will not be held hostage by the pain of its past.”

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22/05/2025

Agenda for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Review Conference Still Unclear

Human Wrongs Watch

NEW YORK, May 21 2025 (IPS)* The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons must not be allowed to collapse under the weight of geopolitical cynicism, the preparatory committee at the UN heard.
 
The closing session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Credit: UN TV

The closing session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Credit: UN TV

This year, the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (April 28-May 9) was intended to address procedural issues related to the treaty and the upcoming conference next year.

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21/05/2025

World Health Organization’s Annual Budget Is the ‘Equivalent to Global Military Expenditure Every Eight Hours’

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World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus address the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
© WHO/Pierre Albouy | WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus address the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

(UN News)* — The 78th World Health Assembly opened on 19 May 2025 with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges – and finalise a global treaty to head off the next pandemic.

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20/05/2025

A New Life Under a Safe Roof

Human Wrongs Watch

15 May 2025 — Hawaou Adama, a mother of three, knows all too well what it means to fight for survival every single day. Hawaou is a refugee who fled the violence that tore through her home country, the Central African Republic (CAR).

Hawaou Adama. Photo: Patricia Pouhe/NRC

After years of living in uncertainty, without a proper roof to protect her family from the elements and the dangers of daily life, Hawaou can now look forward to a safer, more stable future.
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Before war tore through her homeland, Hawaou lived a simple yet fulfilling life. Her husband worked as a farmer, while she cared for their three children, dreaming of a peaceful future for them.

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19/05/2025

‘We Depend on Plants for 80% of Food We Eat and 98% of the Oxygen We Breathe. But We Lose 40% of Crops to Pests’

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By the UN Food and Agriculture Organizaion (FAO)*

Pest-infected plants can trigger a cascade of negative effects on food supplies and induce outbreaks of zoonotic diseases…

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Plant health is the foundation of food security and is interconnected with human, animal and environmental health. Healthy plants provide nutrient-rich diets for humans and animals and help promote a balanced ecosystem.

Pest-infected plants can trigger a cascade of negative effects on food supplies and induce outbreaks of zoonotic diseases transmitted through harmful pathogens.

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19/05/2025

Acute Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Rise for Sixth Consecutive Year in World’s Most Fragile Regions

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Joint Report by EU/FAO/IFAD/UNHCR/UNICEF/WB/WFP*

In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high.

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have sought refuge in Chad due to the ongoing conflict and resulting food shortages.
© WFP/Lena von Zabern | Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have sought refuge in Chad due to the ongoing conflict and resulting food shortages.
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Geneva/New York/Rome/Washington (FAO)* – Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, pushing millions of people to the brink, in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), released on 16 May 2025.
18/05/2025

Amidst Choking Garbage, Locals Join Hands to Build a Zero-Waste Bali

Human Wrongs Watch

GIANYAR, Bali, May 14 2025 (IPS)* It was Christmas Eve last year when visitors across several tourism hotspots in Bali woke up to a ghastly scene they hadn’t expected: layers of cans, bags, bottles, and driftwood covering their favorite sandy beaches, washed up by hours of rain and high tide.
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Organic waste being composted at a community-led waste management facility in Sesdan village of Gianyar regency, Bali. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS

Organic waste being composted at a community-led waste management facility in Sesdan village of Gianyar regency, Bali. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS

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