WMO warned on Tuesday that glaciers and ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica accounts for some 50 per cent of sea level rise, which is accelerating, with disastrous impacts on small island developing states (SIDS) and densely populated coastal areas. Glacier melt The average thickness of the world’s glaciers has plummeted by almost 30 metres since 1970. “The cryosphere…
The latest integrated food security phase classification (IPC) analysis, reported on Sunday that of the total number of affected people, 1.8 million are in an emergency-level phase of need. This means that households face large food consumption gaps resulting in high acute malnutrition and excess mortality, or are forced to adopt negative coping mechanisms to…
“It is vital that the recent diplomatic moves are matched with real action,” said Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, briefing the Security Council on recent political and humanitarian developments. A range of diplomatic initiatives have quickened the pace towards finding solutions on, among other things, continuing a direct dialogue with the…
“Racism and xenophobia continue to spoil our communities, like scars that spoil the fabric of society. The hatred and violence they engender persist, demanding our collective efforts to eradicate racial violence in all its forms,” he told the second session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. Transforming injustice Mr. Kőrösi said overcoming…
Ukraine, which has been fighting a war for a year and a half, has imposed new sanctions on Iran for supporting Russia. According to foreign media, Ukraine has imposed new sanctions on Iran for supporting Russia, which has been approved by the Kiev parliament. Kiev says that since the attack on Ukraine, Iran has been…
India: 5 more people have been killed in communal riots in Manipur, taking the death toll in the state to 80. The report said that the bloody ethnic riots that started on May 3 in the towns and villages of India’s northeastern state of Manipur are continuing. Seven more people have died due to the…
Murderous landlord killed in police shootout in Canada; Photo: File Ottawa: A landlord in Canada became enraged after seeing the poor condition of his house and opened fire on the tenants, resulting in the death of two people. According to the international news agency, the 28-year-old man lived in a rented house with his 27-year-old…
Mahsa Amini was arrested by the police for not wearing hijab properly; Photo: File Tehran: Ella Mohammadi, a female journalist who informed the world about the death of a young Kurdish girl Mehsa Amini in police custody in Iran, is facing trial by the government. According to the international news agency, female journalist Ella Mohammadi…
Photo courtesy of American Media 9 people were injured in a shooting near the coast of the US state of Florida. According to foreign media, the firing incident took place after a dispute between 2 groups, which caused a stampede among the people on the beach. According to reports, 3 children were also among those…
The Indian Army officer who committed suicide has been identified as 32-year-old Jagan, Photo: File Chennai: An Indian Army officer in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu ended his life by shooting himself with a government rifle. According to Indian media, the suicide incident took place at a military training center in Tamil Nadu. The…
