UPDATING LIVE: Security Council passes resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza

UPDATING LIVE: Security Council passes resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza

4:20 PM Pause ‘cannot replace’ a ceasefire: Russia Russian Ambassador Nebenzia said getting aid and humanitarian assistance into Gaza is essential, especially given the deteriorating situation on the ground, with dwindling fuel supplies and the Israeli operations that are shelling schools and storming the Al-Shifa Hospital. “Humanitarian pauses cannot replace a ceasefire or truce,” he…

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‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions: World Meteorological Organization

‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions: World Meteorological Organization

The Greenhouse Gas Bulletin comes ahead of the UN climate change conference COP28 which opens in Dubai in two weeks. Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – account for most greenhouse gas emissions, which trap the sun’s heat, leading to global warming and climate change. Last year, global averaged concentrations of the most important greenhouse gas – carbon dioxide…

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