“” Air quality does not comply“Said Lorenzo Labrador, scientific officer for the World Meteorological Organization (Wmo). “Smoke and pollution according to which the emissions of forest fires in this record season of the Iberian peninsula have already been detected above Western Europe [and]… Can travel mainly in the rest of the European continent. »»

Presentation of the last WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin Who cracks data from different global data sets, Mr. Labrador has announced a continuous model of “degradation” of pollution in the world.

He underlined a world map in 2024 showing markers of fine revealing particles known as “PM 2.5” from forest fires concentrated in deep red spots in Chile, Brazil and Ecuador, as well as Canada, Central Africa and Siberia.

The data confirm a disturbing trend in the loss of air quality already noted in previous years.

“We know that the forest fire season tends to be stronger and longer each year, due to climate change,” said Labrador.

China, Europe gives hope

In more positive news, the OMO scientist underlined a reduction in emissions in certain parts of the world, “in particular East China and Europe, annual».

“” When we see that countries, regions or cities take measures to combat poor air quality, it works“Said Paolo Laj, world atmosphere in WMO.

A good example is East of China, in cities like Shanghai, where progress has been made to increase air quality by opening more parks and planting more trees.

And although there is still heavy vehicle circulation, many are now electric, noted Clare Nullis, OMM spokesperson.

Despite these successes, very few cities in the world have air quality levels below those recommended by the United Nations World Organization (WHO), underlined Mr. Laj de WMO. “” This means that, despite recent improvements, air quality remains an important public health problem. “”

He explained that although the main pollutants such as sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxide (NOₓ) decrease as emissions come into play, ozone levels at ground level – the main ingredient of SMOG – have not decreased.

“This is partly a consequence of global warming, because ozone is a secondary pollutant formed by chemical reactions in the atmosphere that require sunlight,” continued Mr. Laj.

Covering forest fires, winter fog, shipping emissions and pollution in urban areas, WMO air quality bulletin highlights the close connection between air quality and climate change.

“Climate change and air quality cannot be discussed in isolation. They go hand in hand and must be discussed together to protect the health of our planet, our communities and our economies, “said OMM’s deputy secretary general Ko Barrett.

The UN strives to combat household air pollution which is one of the largest public health threats in the world and particularly harmful to children.

“The good news is that the cleaner cooking technology is abundant, relatively inexpensive and already helps to save lives,” insisted Martina Otto, chief of the climate and clean air coalition secretariat organized by the United Nations Environment Program (Dive).

“” The challenge is now to put this technology in the hands of more people. “”

The number of deaths has not yet been verified because the showers and damaged terrains are extremely difficult to reach the affected communities, according to the United Nations Migration Agency, Iom.

To date, around 150 people have been moved from Tarsen and neighboring villages, families have now been absent in neighboring communities.

The United Nations humanitarian agency, OchhaAnd the partners have put a quick response plan into service. On Thursday, teams comprising nearly a dozen local and international non -governmental organizations and United Nations agencies went to the site, traveling in part by the donkey because of the rugged land.

Their mission focused on confirmation of the number of people affected and evaluating and response to urgent needs, said OCHA.

Transport critical supplies

The teams also transported Critical supplies for up to 750 peopleIncluding medical kits, nutritional support, food rations, non -food items and other essential materials.

Mobile health clinics and emergency medical teams have also been deployed to provide immediate field care.

The answer aims to support the survivors of Tarsen and neighboring villages affected by the disaster.

“” The results of the evaluation will guide the scaling of the assistanceWith UN agencies preparing to send more supplies to meet additional needs, ”said Dujarric.

Flood, climbing violence in the north of Darfur

Meanwhile, Ocha warned that the situation in El Fasher in the north of Darfur is getting worse, in the middle of the climbing of violence and now floods. Local sources report that heavy artillery fires have killed dozens of civilians in recent days.

At the same time, humanitarian access continues to be hampered and women and girls are facing risk of serious protection, including sexual violence.

Composing the region’s crisis, heavy rains and floods moved 350 people in the city of Korma on Monday, with latrines destroyed on the travel site. Families asked for a shelter with the host communities.

Famine and cholera

In recent days, floods in the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps for displaced people near El Fasher have had an impact on 4,300 residents, destroyed 900 tents and damaged 2300 houses, according to UN partners on the ground.

“” These incidents further deepen the horrible situation in a place that knows famine, and it has been dismissed and was mistreated“Said the UN spokesperson.

Meanwhile, cholera continues to climb, with aid partners reporting nearly 8,000 cases in northern Darfur and more than 3,800 cases in southern Darfur since May, he said.

The epidemic has been reinforced by the serious malnutrition, which doubled in the north of Darfur in the past year, leaving particularly vulnerable children.

Sudan has been involved in the war between rival soldiers since April 2023.

“We and our partners support the response to the epidemic by providing clean waters, health services and by leading vaccination campaigns to cholera, despite serious logistical challenges,” said Dujarric.

Since the initial earthquake Sunday in the east of the province of Nangarhar, the landslides and several strong replicas have disrupted the work of the rescue teams.

In a updatethe United Nations Fund, Unicefsaid the access routes remain blocked in various places, including the districts of Chawkay and Nurgal, both in the province of Kunar, although the authorities have deployed earth movement machines to restore access.

The latest estimates indicate that around half a million people have been affected-including 263,000 children-while at least 5,000 houses underwent partial or total damage.

The tremors continue

Among the agencies of the United Nations that took place there, the UN Habitat noted that the earthquake had caused a massive upheaval in a distant region where the recent repatriated of Pakistan and Iran barely began to settle.

“There are even more earthquakes every day in the region, causing landslides and making access even more difficult,” said Stephanie Loose of the UN in the capital, Kabul.

She noted that women and girls were the main victims due to strict rules that prevented them from leaving their houses alone.

“Many of them, due to imposed cultural standards or restrictions, have not dared to leave their homes; There are not sufficient women in the country either, and I understand that they are unable to reach women who need it, “said Ms. Lool.

Papua Nouvelle-Guinée on the front line of climate change, warns Guterres

Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands are the “terrestrial zero” of climate change, the precious tropical forests and ecosystems deserve the support of the world to ensure that they are protected, the UN Secretary General said on Thursday.

Speaking of Papua New Guinea where he visited the third largest tropical forest in the world and spoke with representatives of civil society, António Guterres underlined the challenges caused by climate change in the region.

This is the very first visit to the Southwest Pacific Nation by an in-office secretary general.

Earlier, he repeated his warning that the limit of 1.5 degrees on the increase in global temperatures agreed under 2015 Paris Agreement Stay in danger.

And although scientists say that it is always possible to limit global warming, the UN chief has urged countries to reveal their new national climatic plans to reduce emissions and “seize opportunities” resulting from the revolution of renewable energies.

New Ebola epidemic declared in Dr Congo

The health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an epidemic of Ebola The viral disease of the province of Kasai where 28 suspicious cases and 15 deaths – including four health workers – were reported on Thursday.

The epidemic is concentrated in the Bulape and Mweka health areas in the province of Kasai, in the DRC center-South Center. Symptoms of rare – but serious – and often fatal diseases include fever, vomiting, diarrhea and hemorrhage.

The samples tested on September 3 at the National Institute for Biomedical Research in the country in the capital Kinshasa confirmed the cause of the epidemic as Ebola Zaïre.

Experts deployed

A national rapid intervention team helped by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO)) Experts in epidemiology, prevention and control of infections – as well as cases management – have been deployed in the province of Kasai.

Communication experts have also been deployed to reach communities and help them understand how to protect themselves.

In addition, which offers two tonnes of supplies, including personal protective equipment, mobile laboratory equipment and medical supplies.

The area is difficult to reach and at least a day of road from the provincial capital Tshikapa, with few aerial links.

“We act with determination to quickly stop the spread of the virus and to protect communities,” said Dr. Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa.

“Bank on the country’s long -standing expertise in the control of epidemics of viral diseases, we are working closely with the health authorities to quickly increase key response measures to end the epidemic as soon as possible.”

Case likely to increase

The number of cases should increase as the transmission is underway.

The country has a stock of treatments, as well as 2,000 doses of the EBOLA EBOLA EBOLA vaccine already attended in the Kinshasa capital which will quickly be transferred to Kasai to vaccinate contacts and front -line health workers.

The last epidemic of the DRC affected the province of the North West equation in April 2022.

He was mastered in less than three months thanks to the solid efforts of the health authorities. In the province of Kasai, previous epidemics of Ebola’s virus disease were reported in 2007 and 2008. In the country overall, 15 epidemics since the first time that the disease was identified in 1976.

Not condemns the attack on peacebuilders in South Sudan

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, Inexpensive,, condemned an attack By a local armed group which targeted the “peacekeepers” in the Western Equatoria State.

Activists later seized a small cache of weapons and ammunition. The incident occurred while the peacekeepers were doing a patrol between Tambura and Mapuse.

“We emphasize that any attack on peace soldiers can constitute a war crime,” UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday in the daily newspaper in New York.

“These peacetakes are deployed to protect civilians at a time when access and security remain fragile in the west of the Ecuadoria,” he added.

Meanwhile, widespread floods also have an impact on hundreds of thousands of people in several parts of the youngest nation in the world, which got involved in the civil war shortly after being independent in 2011.

A fragile peace agreement 2018 is in danger of unraveling In the midst of new offensives and deteriorate humanitarian conditions.

Floods affect 270,000

Local reports suggest that more than 270,000 people are affected by floods in 12 counties in four states.

These areas were already struggling with floods, trips, food security and cholera, said Dujarric, agricultural land, houses and humanitarian facilities now overwhelmed, disrupting access to education, health, nutrition and water services.

UN humanitarian workers say that overcrowding in relocation sites has led to tensions among families displaced at the same time, relationships of water -borne diseases and snake bites increase public health risks.

Ajith Sunghay, chief of OhchrThe Office of the Palestinian Territory (OPT) said UN News that climbing caused in-depth destruction of residential buildings in the southern regions of the governorate of North Gaza and in the northeast regions of the city of Gaza.

This has led to new civil losses and forced displacement. Local health authorities have indicated that 816 Palestinians had been killed between August 26 and September 1 – almost double the number of deaths from the previous week.

Nowhere

About a million Palestinians would remain in the north of Gaza, and he said that they were pushed into increasingly small areas west of the enclave.

“” Many cannot move – there are no safe areas and the movement is dangerous. Others are still trapped in eastern Gaza City, with humanitarian workers unable to reach them“He said.

Meanwhile, Israeli military attacks against people looking for help continued through the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian workers are still struggling to provide desperately necessary supplies.

Ohchr recorded more than 2146 deaths near the sites managed by the United States and the Gaza Humaninian Foundation (GHF), which started at the end of May, and along the ways of convoy.

Warning of the West Bank

Sunghay also stressed that growing plans of the Israeli government “extend sovereignty” to the occupied West Bank or effectively in annexed parties.

He recalled last July, the International Court of Justice (Icj) “Very clearly” that Israel has already incorporated large parts of the OPT-in particular East Jerusalem and zone C, where most of the colonies are located-in its territory, concluding that this is equivalent to an annexation.

Israel “did and continues to do so, with the relentless building of colonies and outposts and related infrastructure and with the Forced transfer of thousands of Palestinians of large expanses of the West Bank now controlled by the Israel forces and colonists“He said.

“He also did so by reshaping the West Bank with a large network of control points and doors that guarantee freedom of action for settlers while separating Palestinian cities and villages.”

Threat of additional expulsion

He warned that “Any declaration of extension of sovereignty on the West Bank will have other catastrophic consequences on the Palestinians– not only on their right to self-determination but also on daily life.

This would facilitate additional and massive expansion of colonies and the legalization of existing outposts and allow Israel to take total control of natural resources without any restriction.

“In addition, Israel’s objectives officially annex” as much as possible lands with the least Palestinian “as indicated by some of its leaders, would clearly place the Palestinians in the annexed areas of an imminent risk of expulsion thanks to increased violence of the colonists, the deprivation of political rights, the expropriation of land and the demolition of mass houses,” he said.