Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

adminNovember 29, 2023September 17, 202408 mins

Maria José Torres Macho travelled to Antarctica with the UN chief, António Guterres, ahead of the global climate conference, COP28, which is getting underway in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates: “The sleeping continent hides under its beauty, its undeniable role as a key climate regulator for the planet. While we enjoyed the majestic and…

‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism

adminAugust 8, 2023September 15, 202404 mins

These include indiscriminate attacks on civilians from aerial bombing, mass executions of civilians and detained combatants, and large-scale and intentional burning of civilian homes and buildings, resulting in the destruction of entire villages in some cases, the Mechanism said in a news release. “Every loss of life in Myanmar is tragic, but the devastation caused…