UNITED NATIONS: A new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a UN agency based in Geneva, warns that global temperatures are likely to keep rising, with an 80% chance that at least one year between now and 2029 will be even hotter than previous records. According to the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, … Read more
North Korea showed its first Covid-19 demise on Friday, saying fever became spreading “explosively” nationwide and tens of lots of humans have been being isolated after falling sick. The insular us of a most effective reported its first Covid instances Thursday, saying it turned into stepping into a “maximum emergency epidemic prevention system” after patients … Read more
Palestinians have expressed fury at a plan by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to delegate some duties to other UN agencies, warning of a scheme to “dismantle” the entity. Established in 1949, a year after Israel was created, UNRWA is the only major UN body dedicated exclusively to one conflict and one people and … Read more
NAIROBI – Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of a severe drought that has left 13 million people facing hunger. Across these regions, where people eke out a living from mainly agro-pastoral activities, the three rainy seasons since the end of 2020 have been … Read more
GENEVA – Five candidates are battling to take over the United Nations’ International Labour Organization, winding up two days of hearings on Friday that set out contrasting visions for the ILO’s future. Founded in 1919 the ILO is the oldest specialised UN agency, with 187 member states, which are, uniquely in the UN system, represented by governments, … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: A UN agency has warned that Afghanistan’s banking system is on the verge of collapse because of consumers’ inability to repay loans, fewer deposits, and other liquidity problems, leading to a social crisis in an already fragile economy. “Afghanistan’s financial and bank payment systems are in disarray. The bank-run problem must be resolved … Read more
PARIS: Countries must prepare for future “shocks” to their agricultural and food systems from droughts, floods or diseases following the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a UN agency said on Tuesday. “The Covid-19 pandemic has left the fragilities of national agri-food systems widely exposed,” the Food and Agriculture Organization said in an annual report. “An … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: The World Food Programme (WFP), a Rome-based United Nations (UN) agency, warned that famine could become a reality for millions of people around the world, without urgent funding to stave off a catastrophe, and without access to families cut-off by conflict. “I am heartbroken at what we’re facing in 2021. We now have … Read more
