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Tears, trauma as families, colleagues remember victims of 2011 UN House bombing

Amid tears, wreath-laying, and tales of trauma, survivors, families, and colleagues of the 23 victims of the 2011 UN House bombing, on Thursday, August...

Michael Simire - August 26, 2021

Disaster Risk Management

Earthquake: UN, partners launch $187m support for Haiti

The UN and partners on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 launched a $187.3 million appeal to support half a million people affected by the deadly...

Michael Simire - August 25, 2021

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UN announces delay of biodiversity summit

Following the first draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), officials announced on Tuesday, August 18, 2021 new dates for the Conference of the...

Michael Simire - August 18, 2021

Renewable Energy

UN says 1.6m people die yearly from cooking stove fumes globally

The United Nations (UN) says at least 1.6 million people around the world die yearly of smoke related illnesses due to inefficient cooking stoves. The...

Michael Simire - August 16, 2021

Climate Change

UN weather agency seeks to confirm 48.8°C ‘record’ heat spike in Sicily

UN weather experts said on Thursday, August 12, 2021 that they were actively looking into a possible record temperature for Continental Europe of 48.8...

Michael Simire - August 12, 2021

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UK calls for greater global ambition as UN finds world warming faster than previously estimated

The UK is calling for urgent global action in response to a UN report published on Monday, August 9, 2021, on the science of...

Michael Simire - August 9, 2021

Climate Change

U.N. climate report likely to deliver severe global warming warnings

Eight years after its last update on climate science, the United Nations is set to publish a report on Monday, August 9, 2021 that...

Michael Simire - August 5, 2021

Climate Change

Join to help win #TheHumanRace against climate change, UN Chief urges

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is encouraging everyone across the world to participate in the literal race against the climate emergency, inaugurated by UN Office...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2021

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