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Economic downturn poses further risks for food security 11 November 2022 - Hunger is on the rise globally. The number of people affected by acute food insecurity nearly doubled in recent years and it...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is raising concern that progress is stalling at COP27 and that there is a risk that the ambition to deliver and build on...

Drowned: The Human Cost of Deadly Floods in Pakistan Heavy rains and flooding between June and August 2022 have led to what the UN has termed an “unprecedented climate-induced disaster” in Pakistan,...

SG/SM/21584 15 NOVEMBER 2022 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Group of 20 (G20) session on the food and energy crises, in Bali today: We are on the way to a raging...

The need for a complete transformation of the global energy system away from fossil fuels to renewables is critical to avert increasingly dangerous climate change impacts. The technology exists but...

Every day, everywhere, people need to eat. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this often means preparing fufu, a mixture of cassava flour and cornmeal stirred into boiling water over a source...

Findings from the annual State of Climate in Africa report are presented at the UN Climate Conference in Egypt (COP27). We asked NORCAP’s climate expert, Romeo Sosthène Nkurunziza, editor of the...

Aperçu Résumé exécutif Ce document présente le cadre conceptuel de l'action anticipatoire collective et pilote au Tchad. Il intègre des dispositions pré convenues pour les prévisions et les...

The World Food Programme’s Innovation Accelerator showcases disruptive solutions for climate action The world is facing the climate crisis. For tens of millions of people, a warmer planet means more...

La Mauritanie est un pays sahélien affecté par la désertification et la sécheresse. Les températures et les conditions climatiques extrêmes, auxquelles s’ajoutent les effets du changement climatique,...

The 27th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties is at its halfway mark. Despite some positive steps having been made, progress during negotiations is continuing at a slow and disappointing pace...

By Busani Bafana SHARM EL SHEIK, Nov 15 2022 (IPS) - Pacific island countries are highly vulnerable to climate change, and several have disappeared – and more could sink under the sea owing to a rise...

New Report Assesses Role of Multilateral Development Banks in Climate Finance, Urges Greater Role in Funding Climate Migration Projects WASHINGTON - As climate change increasingly contributes to...

By achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, delivering human rights and leaving no one behind, we can usher in a world where all 8 billion people can thrive New York, 15 November 2022 – The...

Youth groups are championing efforts to regreen refugee camps in Bangladesh and to raise awareness about the impacts of the climate crisis. By Kristy Siegfried in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh | 15...

At Energy Day at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, Joab Okanda, Christian Aid’s Pan African Advocacy Advisor, said: "Africa has 39% of the world’s renewable energy potential, more than any other...

The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in partnership with SWISSAID have launched the report Perceptions of climate change and violent extremism: Listening to...

Water. Too much, or not enough... In South Sudan in 2021, flooding from Nile tributaries has followed a long dry spell, while Somalia continues to suffer from recurrent water shortages. In Algeria,...

COP27 Presidency launches key initiative Action for Water Adaptation and Resilience initiative to address water security in the face of climate change Day’s program draws attention to existing and...