Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate change
The large Indian Ocean island is amongst the poorest in Africa where the majority of people make their living off the land or sea. Like many other countries in the…
Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics
Marking six months of war since the “abhorrent” Hamas-led terror attacks of 7 October, António Guterres told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York that nothing could justify the horror…
World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace
The Unjust Climate report highlights the reality that every year in low and middle-income countries, female heads of households in rural areas suffer significantly greater financial losses than men. On…
UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change
Mr. Guterres visited a project that is helping the Caribbean nation to combat the effects of coastal erosion and rising seas – among the impacts of global warming. While commending…
Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change
UN News’s Daniel Dickinson travelled to Madagascar ahead of the United Nations Environment Assembly, which is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26 February, to ask people how they are…
A new virus has arrived in Karachi with the change of weather
— File photo Dr. Halar says that adenovirus is increasing in Karachi due to climate change. Jinnah Hospital Registrar Dr. Halar Shaikh says that with the change of weather, a…
Work is underway on a major change in the WhatsApp channel feature
California: WhatsApp, a subsidiary application of technology company Meta, continues to test several new features for users. Recently instant Messaging The trial of the main feature related to the WhatsApp…
UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza amid fresh famine fears
“People in Gaza risk dying of hunger just miles from trucks filled with food,” said head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy McCain, in an appeal also backed…
World News in Brief: Emergency funds for Sudan refugees, democracy prevails in Guatemala, climate change in Iraq
The funds will be used to build shelters, offer cash assistance, build water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, and support onward transportation for new arrivals who are staying in overcrowded transit…
COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
The report from the UN’s environmental wing, UNEP, also revealed that despite decades of calls for ending finance flows towards sectors that harm some of humanity’s most valuable assets, those…