El Niño and La Niña are natural phenomena which WMO describes as “major drivers of the Earth’s climate system”. After a three-year La Niña spell, which is associated with ocean cooling, the world faces an 80 per cent chance of an El Niño event developing between July and September. Tell-tale signs are a warming of…
Ambassadors met to examine the Council’s efforts towards building trust that leads to sustainable peace, in light of current and emerging threats. “Full compliance with human rights is the best antidote to the inequalities, unaddressed grievances and exclusion which are often at the root of instability and conflict,” said Mr. Türk, speaking via videolink from…
“Despite being charged with terrorism, they were reportedly arrested for resisting forced evictions in the name of the NEOM project and the construction of a 170km linear city called The Line,” the UN experts said. ‘Smart city’ project NEOM is a futuristic urban development project backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud…
Roughly 258 million in 58 countries faced acute hunger at crisis levels or worse, and people in seven countries faced potential starvation, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC). This is the highest number in the seven-year history of the report, although much of the growth reflects an increase in the population…
Photo courtesy of Google A young student opened fire at a Serbian school, killing 8 students and a security guard. According to foreign media, 6 children, including the teacher, who were injured in the shooting, are under treatment in the hospital, while the student of the seventh grade who fired has been detained. According to…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media In India, the income tax department raided the house of the brother of the leader of the political party Congress and recovered 1 crore rupees. According to Indian media, the money was hidden in a tree in the house in the state of Karnataka, which was recovered. According to reports,…
File photo The United Nations issued a weather warning. According to the United Nations, there is a trend of increasing temperature in the next few months and there is also a possibility of El Niño in a few months. According to the United Nations, under El Niño, there is a possibility of a new increase…
Prince Harry, file photo Prince Harry, who has separated from the British royal family, is going to face a challenge on the occasion of the coronation of his father, King Charles. The Duke of Sussex, who is now seen in the media talking about his life in the royal palace in the UK, now has…
King Charles, file photo Britain’s King Charles III is facing criticism for a recent photo shared by the royal family ahead of his coronation. A new photo of King Charles has been shared on the Royal Family’s official Instagram account. Sharing the photo, the caption reads, ‘As the King and Queen’s coronation draws near, a…
Photo courtesy of Reuters news agency Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi arrived in Syria on a 2-day official visit. According to Arab media, Syrian Economy Minister Samar Al-Khalil welcomed the Iranian President upon his arrival at Damascus Airport. According to foreign media, Ibrahim Raisi will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. According to Arab media, it…
