Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network — Global Issues

Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network — Global Issues

The landmark decision comes as heat-trapping greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels – “higher than at any time over the last 800,000 years”, WMO warned. Data from Earth and space The new Global Greenhouse Gas Watch will combine observations from Earth and from space with modelling, to fill critical…

Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount — Global Issues

Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount — Global Issues

“There is no time to spare,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “We must take action, not only to ensure Palestinian well-being and governance, but as an integral part of ending the occupation and restoring a political horizon toward a viable two-State solution,…

Unprecedented joint call to shield children on the move from violence — Global Issues

Unprecedented joint call to shield children on the move from violence — Global Issues

With more than 42 million children displaced worldwide and increasing exposure to multiple forms of violence, the Office of the Special Representative on Violence against Children co-launched a new brief, Protecting the Rights of Children on the Move in Times of Crisis, which draws on past lessons, and outlines key…

Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres — Global Issues

Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres — Global Issues

The UN chief was speaking during a debate on ensuring the security and dignity of people caught in the crossfire and addressing the related issue of access to food and essential services. Suffering and ‘outrage’ “Civilians have suffered the deadly effects of armed conflict for too long. It is time…

IAEA warns of ‘increasingly tense military situation’ around Ukraine nuclear plant — Global Issues

IAEA warns of ‘increasingly tense military situation’ around Ukraine nuclear plant — Global Issues

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Friday in a statement, that a location near the town of Enerhodar, home of most of the plant’s staff, reportedly came under artillery fire earlier in the day, “in the latest incident indicating an increasingly tense military situation in the area.” Speculation…

UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo — Global Issues

UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo — Global Issues

Reports of gender-based violence (GBV) against girls and women there have increased by 37 per cent during the first three months of the year, compared to the same period a year ago, according to the GBV coordination group for North Kivu. More than 38,000 cases of GBV were reported for…

Despite gains, Iraq has not yet ‘turned the corner’, Security Council hears — Global Issues

Despite gains, Iraq has not yet ‘turned the corner’, Security Council hears — Global Issues

“Now is not the time to be complacent, or to take for granted that Iraq has turned a corner,” said the UN Special Representative for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. Achievements range from fighting corruption to advancing energy independence, said Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI),…

UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement — Global Issues

UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement — Global Issues

Ambassadors were briefed by UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, who reported on his ongoing engagement with representatives from the internationally-recognized Government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and opposing Houthi rebels, as well as regional and international actors. Mr. Grundberg said he was encouraged by the positive and detailed…

UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military — Global Issues

UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military — Global Issues

The report states that some “UN Member States are enabling this trade” through a combination of outright complicity, lax enforcement of existing bans, and easily circumvented sanctions, according to a news release from the UN rights office OHCHR. Access to advanced weaponry “Despite overwhelming evidence of the Myanmar military’s atrocity…

Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security Council warned — Global Issues

Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security Council warned — Global Issues

“Non-State armed groups continue to carry out large-scale attacks against civilian and military targets and engage in clashes over access to resources, territorial control and influence,” said Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, part of the political and peacebuilding affairs department, and UN Peace Operations. The Council…