News in Brief 6 December 2023
Türk calls for independent investigations into alleged sexual attacks during Hamas massacre
Türk calls for independent investigations into alleged sexual attacks during Hamas massacre
Gaza: Aid access to north entirely blocked amid escalating war in south
Saying nowhere is safe in Gaza is not a cliché, according to UNICEF’s James Elder, speaking to UN News from Rafah in southern Gaza.
“That’s the message we keep trying to share”, he told Reem Abaza, just hours after the pause in fighting ended between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Israel-Palestine crisis: New pause in fighting extends aid relief window
2023 is on track to be the hottest year ever and the last 10 years have proven to be the warmest decade so far. These are worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt and heatwaves, lie immediately ahead.
When it comes to mitigating loss and damage caused by climate change, the global response is often failing to keep pace, according to Gernot Laganda of the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
Cost of eating healthily has risen 4.3 per cent since 2020: FAO
WHO: Europe has highest number of children with type 1 diabetes