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Feeling the heat: supply chains and climate change
Supply chains and climate change are inextricably linked. Supply chains – including those needed to distribute lifesaving medicines – are being disrupted by extreme, unpredictable weather conditions...
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Preventing droughts, floods and soil erosion in Somalia
Somalia is threatened by its worst drought in 40 years. In 2022 alone, there were 42,000 excess deaths and since 2021, at least 3.5 million livestock have been killed and […]
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Pakistan children reeling after catastrophic floods
Millions of children in Pakistan remain dependent on humanitarian assistance as recovery and rehabilitation efforts from last year’s catastrophic floods lack sufficient funding, the UN Children’s Fund...
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Protecting children’s right to a healthy environment
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of […]
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Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘a renewable energy superpower’
The flame of injustice is “scorching hopes and possibilities” across Africa as the world grapples with the climate crisis, with the continent suffering some of the worst impacts of global […]
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Humanitarian response ramped up after Libya floods
UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall caused devastating flooding and loss of life over the weekend, humanitarians told reporters in […]
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Greenpeace Africa joins global #EndFossilFuels mobilisation
On Friday, Greenpeace Africa volunteers in Johannesburg and Durban participated in activities as part of the global #EndFossilFuels day of mobilisation. Over 650 similar events are taking place in more...
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The ‘no-nonsense’ Climate Ambition Summit
The race to protect the planet is about to accelerate, as world leaders, business giants, and experts gather to attend the Climate Ambition Summit on Wednesday. Almost all indicators are […]
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Funds needed for quake-hit families in Afghanistan
UN agencies are appealing for urgent funds to assist the hundreds of thousands affected by deadly earthquakes in western Afghanistan. The region was struck by two massive earthquakes on Saturday,...
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Accelerating much-needed investment for climate adaptation
Two new partnerships for scaling up adaptation action in developing countries were launched at the Climate Ambition Summit under the Secretary-General’s Adaptation Pipeline Accelerator. This initiative...
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Powering up climate solutions with renewables
South African eco-justice activists joined the global movement Power Up for Climate Solutions to kick off a month (from 3 November to 9 December) of environmental and climate action in the lead up to...
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Addressing energy poverty in South Africa
As South Africa gears up to attend the 28th UN Climate Change Conference – also known as COP28, which will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 30 November to 12 December 2023 – the Southern...
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