WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather
Following close on the heels of the study of climate change in Europe, published by WMO on Monday, the State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report highlighted the accelerating…
Over 450,000 children institutionalized across Europe, Central Asia
The UN Children’s Fund’s investigation, Pathways to Better Protection, reveals that children with disabilities account for up to 87 per cent of those in care, where data is available. And…
World News in Brief: End e-cigarette boom urges WHO, measles surge in Europe, Central Asia; crisis for kids in Lebanon
WHO said that 88 countries have no minimum age at which e-cigarettes can be bought and 74 countries have not implemented any e-cigarette regulations. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called…
UNODC joins regional crime fighters to tackle scams and human trafficking in SE Asia
The focus of the plan is on criminal activity associated with casinos in the region, and other scams including money laundering and cybercrime. The plan of action was announced in…
UN chief hails SE Asia for vital role ‘building bridges of understanding’
António Guterres was speaking in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the opening of the ASEAN-United Nations Summit, addressing Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and declaring “our partnership is…
Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality across SE Asia
OHCHR said that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar and another 100,000 in Cambodia may be held in situations where they are forced to execute lucrative online scams – from…
Heatwaves and high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia: UNICEF
UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in the region – 460 million -are exposed to extreme high temperatures where 83 or more days in a year…
Warming trend in Asia set to cause more disruption: UN weather agency
Melting ice and glaciers and rising sea levels threaten more socio-economic disruption in future, according to the agency’s latest State of the Climate report for the region. The mean temperature…
Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia
Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director Europe and Central Asia, said countries in these parts of the world are feeling the heat of the climate crisis, and children’s health and…
First Person: A Thai police trainer’s ‘passion’ for fighting the SE Asia drug trade
The trainee police officers are part of a network of law enforcement specialists in Thailand, but also across the region, who are cooperating across borders to stem trafficking operations by…