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Grim realities of climate change revealed in IPCC report
The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), consisting of some of the world’s top scientists, concluded that global warming is likely to reach dangerous levels unless...
Earthquake and deadly aftershock kill 12 in Haiti
At least 12 are dead and up to 188 are injured as the result of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that shook northern Haiti on Saturday night, the country's interior ministry said Sunday. The deadly earthquake...
More support needed to ease humanitarian crisis and rebuild lives in north-east Nigeria
After a two day visit to the region, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock call for national and international partners to increase...
Costa Rica experiments with drones to monitor remote forests
Deep Forest, a project backed by environmental group Fundecor, is testing drones as a more effective way to monitor Costa Rica’s dense forests from above. The group believes this method could be scaled...
Climate change panel to present key global warming report for world leaders, UN reports
The United Nations-run Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its representatives from the 195 member governments are preparing to release the Summary for Policymakers of a report on climate...
World Habitat Day - 1 October 2018
Today, 1st October, marks World Habitat Day. World Habitat Day is celebrated on the first Monday of October to reflect on towns and cities, and the basic human right to adequate shelter. The day is used...
Donations to UNRWA help keep Palestinian students in school
International donors pledged $118 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to help overcome the agency’s financial crisis. In addition, contributions of...
Six million in South Sudan face extreme hunger and malnutrition
According to a report published by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), 59 per cent of the population of South Sudan (6.1 million people) currently face extreme hunger. This extreme...
Earthquake and subsequent tsunami leave hundreds dead in Indonesia
On Friday, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck north of Palu, Indonesia, leaving hundreds dead and causing deadly tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 10 metres in the following hours. As the death...
World Bank announces $1 billion investment for battery storage in developing countries
Battery storage allows for wind and solar energy to be used at a much greater scale by making it possible to store electricity and use it when it needs it the most. However, battery technology is expensive...
Support growing for the single biggest investment in education in history
Earlier in the week, government ministers, donors and development banks backed the funding for the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFE). The IFFE is the single biggest investment in...
Largest EU humanitarian programme provides aid to 1.4 million refugees in Turkey
Two years after the launch of the largest humanitarian relief programme in European Union (EU) history, it has provided aid to around 1.4 million refugees in Turkey. This programme, the Emergency...
