How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis — Global Issues

How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis — Global Issues

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Montserrat Xilotl, a Regional Technical Advisor in Climate Change Adaptation for the UN Development Programme (UNDP), explains why. UNDP Montserrat Xilotl, Regional Technical Advisor in Climate Change Adaptation for the UN Development Programme (UNDP). “Forests are nature’s water filters and storage systems. When rain falls, the trees, and vegetation capture…

How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis — Global Issues

Nobel Peace Prize choice of Narges Mohammadi highlights ‘courage and determination’ of Iranian women: OHCHR — Global Issues

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“I think what is absolutely clear is that the women of Iran have been a source of inspiration for the world. We’ve seen their courage and determination in the face of reprisals, intimidation, violence and detention,” Spokesperson Liz Throssell told journalists in Geneva. “This courage, this determination, have been remarkable….

AI reveals world’s top 3 universal concerns — Global Issues

AI reveals world’s top 3 universal concerns — Global Issues

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“It is important that we understand the issues of concern to Member States not only at the global level, but also regionally, noting the differences in priority and emphasis,” said Joachim Harris, Chief of the Digital and Promotion team in the UN’s Department of Global Communications. His team data crunched…

How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis — Global Issues

West Bank violence, UN humanitarian visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments — Global Issues

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“I condemn today’s attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property in the town of Huwwara in occupied West Bank,” UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said in a statement. Huwara is located on the main road connecting the northern city of Nablus to…

How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis — Global Issues

‘Horrifying’ attack on Ukrainian village, autonomous weapons ban, Sudan crisis — Global Issues

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“The images arriving from the locality, home to just above 300 people, are absolutely horrifying,” UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown said in a statement issued shortly after the attack. Speaking on behalf of the UN and the humanitarian community, she expressed condolences to the bereaved families. “Our thoughts are also…

How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis — Global Issues

UN and Red Cross call for restrictions on autonomous weapon systems to protect humanity — Global Issues

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“We call on world leaders to launch negotiations of a new legally binding instrument to set clear prohibitions and restrictions on autonomous weapon systems and to conclude such negotiations by 2026,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres and ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said on Thursday. “In the current security landscape, setting clear…

How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis — Global Issues

UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia — Global Issues

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“We are concerned by reported instances of election-related violence, use of language that could amount to hate speech, and attacks on journalists in Liberia ahead of the general election on 10 October,” said UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson in the country, Seif Magango. Violent clashes Violent clashes between supporters of…

How youth and forests tackle Honduras’ water crisis — Global Issues

Report documents mounting deaths, rights violations — Global Issues

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It reveals the deadly toll of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Ukrainian civilians, with almost six people killed and 20 wounded on average every single day between February and July of this year. “In just six months covered by this report more than one thousand civilians died and nearly four thousand…