Refugee camps expected to become uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens
“Whether it’s floods ravaging South Sudan and Brazil, record heat in Kenya and Pakistan, or water shortages in Chad and Ethiopia, extreme…
Doha: World Summit ends with renewed commitment to leave no one behind
The Summit took place 30 years after the historic 1995 Copenhagen meeting, which placed social justice at the heart of sustainable development.…
COP30 kicks off with urgent call to deliver on climate pledges and increase funding
After decades of commitments and annual summits of Kyoto has Sharm el-SheikhThe planet continues to warm, and the pressure on governments and…
Ensuring access to drinking water as climate threats increase
“Health facilities are where vulnerable people seek healing. Yet without adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, for too many people, expected care can…
Rights chief warns ‘horrendous atrocities’ likely to continue in Sudan’s El Fasher
“Today, traumatized civilians are still stuck in El Fasher and cannot leave“, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement.…
Holding on to your country as the ocean swallows the Solomon Islands
Sikaiana, which covers less than two square kilometers, is surrounded by the sea and is home to only 300 inhabitants. It is…
In Brazil, Guterres calls for a “fair, rapid and definitive” transition to clean energy
The latest surge took place on Friday Remarks at the Energy Transition Roundtable in Belém, Brazil, held just days before the official…
World news in brief: Russia’s human rights violations in Ukraine, US absence from rights review, Orlando Blooms highlights plight of Rohingya
During their mission from November 2 to 6, the three members of the Human Rights Council-mandate Commission of inquiry met with survivors,…
“Disturbing reports” continue of kidnappings and disappearances in Syria
“Eleven months after the fall of the former Syrian government, we continue to receive disturbing reports of dozens of kidnappings and enforced…
DRC’s hunger crisis worsens due to fighting and lack of aid funding
UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwandan-backed M23 rebel fighters earlier this year, although dramatic funding shortfalls for…