2023 marked by achievements and ‘avoidable suffering’: WHO chief

adminDecember 26, 2023September 18, 202406 mins

Reflecting on 2023, which also marked the UN agency’s 75th anniversary, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted key achievements and set out objectives for the coming year. “In May, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern. This marked a turning point for the world following three years of crisis,…

Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO

adminJuly 31, 2023September 15, 202404 mins

Record temperatures have been reported on land and in the sea, while wildfires have sparked devastation, caused dozens of casualties, and forced thousands to be evacuated. Last week, scientists from the UN agency and the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said new data showed that July was on track to be the warmest month…