Mr. Wennesland told an emergency briefing of the Security Council that he “watched in horror and in real time” as reports of mass casualties emerged from Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. “The circumstances of this catastrophe and responsibility remains and still needs to be clarified. And we will need a fact-based, full investigation…
According to various estimates, up to 75 per cent of extreme weather events are currently connected to climate change, fuelled by carbon emissions. The countries experiencing the greatest losses from disasters are those who contribute the least to the problem. UN figures reveal that from 1970 through 2019, some 91 percent of all of deaths…
Persons with disabilities face a “shocking lack of support” with no progress in the last decade, despite a huge increase in climate disasters worldwide, the new UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) report states, and that lack of progress could be a violation of international law. Persons with disabilities make up 16 per cent…
“The incident reports that we see coming out of Ethiopia are deeply disturbing and constitute a call for action,” said Alice Wairimu Nderitu. “I want to particularly draw the attention of the global community to the continued presence of risk factors for genocide and related atrocity crimes in the country,” she warned on Tuesday. There…
Hamburg: A study found that tea consumption reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 28 percent. Researchers from Australia’s University of Adelaide and China’s Southeast University studied the daily tea drinking habits of 1,923 people from China. Two types of people were included in the study, one who was not addicted to tea…
Sydney: A study has shown that taking the stairs and cleaning the floor is enough to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. A study conducted at the University of Sydney examined 25,000 British citizens who did not participate in any sport or exercise. In the study, participants wore devices on their wrists that…
Oman: Exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of stroke within five days, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Jordan’s Department of Medicine reviewed data from 110 observational studies in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The study looked at stroke events and the amount of common air pollutants…
Home, office or market, everywhere we use many things made of plastic. There are different types of plastic. Nylon and polyester are also among the fabrics we wear. Plastic is a light, durable, flexible and readily available inexpensive material that can be bent into any shape. Due to these properties, plastic became popular and hundreds…
Secretary-General António Guterres issued his call in a statement marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on Tuesday. He warned that hard-won progress over many decades to prevent the use, spread and testing of nuclear weapons is being undone, and called for nuclear disarmament and a strengthened regime of non-proliferation. Resurgent threat…
Texas: A new study recently found that e-cigarette vapor increases the risk of asthma in young people who have never smoked. According to media reports, researchers said that although e-cigarettes contain less toxins than regular cigarettes, they still contain a mixture of harmful chemicals and increase the risk of respiratory diseases. Tehun Rowe, a researcher…
