UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered — Global Issues

UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered — Global Issues

Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović were convicted by the court – part of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) which took over from the ICTY – in 2021, for their roles training death squads accused of ethnic cleansing during the conflict that saw the breakup of the former…

Oversight’s key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres — Global Issues

Oversight’s key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres — Global Issues

“Our common interest in preserving the domain of outer space, a province of humankind that benefits us all, requires agile and multi-stakeholder governance responses,” he wrote in the introduction. The policy brief examines some of the “unprecedented” changes underway in outer space, including the sheer volume of satellites being launched…

UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify — Global Issues

UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify — Global Issues

WFP’s Country Director in Sudan, Eddie Rowe, told reporters in Geneva that in a major breakthrough, the agency distributed food assistance to 15,000 people in both Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) controlled areas of Omdurman, part of the Khartoum metropolitan area, beginning on Saturday. Speaking from…

WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere — Global Issues

WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere — Global Issues

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…

International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice — Global Issues

International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice — Global Issues

“United Nations peacekeepers are the beating heart of our commitment to a more peaceful world,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the Day. Mr. Guterres called for greater support for these men and women, who help countries to transition from war to peace. Hope and help “They are…

UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 ‘hotspots’ — Global Issues

UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 ‘hotspots’ — Global Issues

Sudan, Burkina Faso, Haiti and Mali have been elevated to the highest alert level, joining Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. Additionally, a likely El Niño – a naturally occurring climatic phenomenon that has a warming effect on ocean surface temperatures in the central and east Pacific – is…

Weather experts predict ‘near normal’ season, with 5 to 9 potential hurricanes — Global Issues

Weather experts predict ‘near normal’ season, with 5 to 9 potential hurricanes — Global Issues

The US National Hurricane Center acts as WMO’s Regional Specialized Meteorological hub, based in Miami, Florida. There is a 40 per cent chance of a near-normal season, 30 per cent possibility of an “above-normal season”, and also 30 per cent of a below-normal season, according to forecasters with the Climate…