Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent: WMO — Global Issues

Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent: WMO — Global Issues

Alarm bells have been rung at the UN agency in particular because of an “unprecedented peak” in sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic. “The first week of July…could be considered as the warmest period or the warmest week ever recorded”, with a global average temperature close to 17.24 degrees…

Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week — Global Issues

Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week — Global Issues

Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of oil, the supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah after the civil war broke out in the country in 2015. Since then, the vessel has deteriorated significantly in absence of any servicing or maintenance, prompting fears of a major…

Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week — Global Issues

A UN Resident Coordinator blog — Global Issues

Leading efforts by 25 UN entities and several partners for the last four years, she has been reflecting on efforts to achieve national sustainable development priorities that tap into Mozambique’s immense resources and potential. “Mozambique and the Mozambican people are wonderful. The potential for sustainable development is enormous, considering its…

Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week — Global Issues

UN chief condemns air strike that killed at least 22 people in Sudan — Global Issues

Mr. Guterres offered his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed hopes for a speedy recovery to the dozens who were injured, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement issued that day. The Sudanese army and rival military group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been…

Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week — Global Issues

UN relief chief calls for continued support for Syria and other crisis regions — Global Issues

The “relief chief” was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York just as these two separate lifesaving initiatives are set to expire in the coming days. He also voiced concern over gender-based violence in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and noted lack of…

‘Grim milestone’ as Ukraine war reaches 500-day mark — Global Issues

‘Grim milestone’ as Ukraine war reaches 500-day mark — Global Issues

The war began on 24 February 2022, and the UN’s Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has confirmed that more than 9,000 civilians, including over 500 children, have been killed since then, though the real number could be much higher. “Today we mark another grim milestone in the war…

Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week — Global Issues

OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over militarization of public security in Honduras — Global Issues

OHCHR Spokesperson Marta Hurtado told journalists in Geneva that the Government had issued a 45-day extension on Wednesday. “The state of emergency, in force in 17 of the 18 departments in Honduras, enables the military police to support the national police in carrying out public security tasks. It also derogates…