As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday (December 10, 2023) a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world’s agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink by 2050. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority areas – such […]
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I will not give up: UN chief Antonio Guterres vows to pursue ceasefire in Gaza
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday pledged that he would “not give up” on appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, adding that inaction on the Security Council was undermining its credibility. “The preeminent forum for the peaceful resolution of international disputes is paralysed by geostrategic divisions”, António Guterres told the Doha Forum taking place in […]
USA: Government bypasses Congress to send thousands of munitions to Israel amid ongoing conflict against Hamas
The US State Department on Friday (December 8, 2023) transmitted an emergency declaration for the sale of thousands of munitions to Israel, media reports said. The US government reportedly bypassed the standard 20-day period that congressional committees are typically afforded to review such a sale. A source with direct knowledge of the matter told CNN […]
COP28 Summit: UN says $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
Every year, nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance supports activities that directly harm nature – some 30 times the amount spent on nature-based solutions annually, according to a shocking UN report launched on Saturday (December 9, 2023) at COP28 in Dubai. The report from the UN’s environmental wing, UNEP, also revealed that despite […]
Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza, says UN
War-ravaged Gaza has been described as the worst place for children in the world currently as UN warned a full-blown collapse. Women and children are bearing the brunt in terms of deaths and injuries as Israeli troops battle Palestinian militants across the enclave, with nowhere safe to go, and aid distribution stymied by war, insufficient […]
Israel-Hamas conflict: US vetoes resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’
The United States on Friday (December 8, 2023) vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday (December 8, 2023) morning New York time to discuss the catastrophic situation in Gaza. This follows Wednesday’s (December 6, 2023) urgent letter by Secretary-General António […]
France: Six teens convicted for their role in teacher’s beheading in 2020
At least six teens have been convicted in the events leading to the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in France in 2020. One, a 13-year-old girl at the time, was convicted of making false accusations. Five others, who had been aged between 14 and 15, were found guilty of criminal conspiracy with intent to cause […]
UN Office on Drugs and Crime report says homicide is a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined
More people were killed due to homicide than armed conflict and terrorism combined in 2021, with an average of 52 lives lost per hour worldwide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report published on Friday. The Global Study on Homicide analyzes the complex dynamics behind these violent deaths and includes […]
COP28 Summit enters final week, negotiations ramp up on emissions cuts and fossil fuels in Dubai
After a break, COP28 continued its work on Friday. Negotiators are aiming to agree on how to bolster emissions-cutting targets set by the Paris Agreement and what to do about the future of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. On Wednesday (December 6, 2023), UN climate chief Simon Stiell told a press conference that […]
Key suspect in Philippines bombing arrested by security forces
The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday (December 8, 2023) said an alleged accomplice in the bombing at Mindanao State University in Marawi City was arrested by government forces recently. The arrested person was identified as Jafar Gamo Sultan. “Combined troops of Task Force Marawi and Marawi City police captured on December 6 a […]
