Thanks to careful forward planning, Madagascar is better prepared now to deal with the impacts of the current El Niño phenomenon and climate change, as the south of the country endures a long-standing humanitarian crisis, says Reena Ghelani, the UN’s Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Niño response.
News in Brief 1 February 2024
- Gaza: Aid operations are in peril, UN agency warns amid funding crisis
- 122 journalists killed while reporting on Gaza crisis, say top rights experts
- UN Human Rights chief appalled by alleged summary executions in Mali
UN trade agency assesses economic impact of Gaza devastation
Restoring the social and economic conditions that existed in Gaza before the current conflict will take tens of billions of dollars and several decades, according to the UN trade and development agency, UNCTAD.
News in Brief 31 January 2024
- We cannot abandon the people of Gaza, say chiefs of UN agencies in appeal for UNRWA
- Torture used to obtain evidence in Hong Kong trial, claim rights experts
- At least 170,000 children displaced amid violence in Haiti: UNICEF
News in Brief 30 January 2024
- Hungry Gazans empty UN aid agency trucks before reaching destination
- Myanmar situation spiralling three years after military coup
- WMO confirms new heat record for Europe
News in Brief 29 January 2024
- Gaza: ‘Simply not enough food’ to go around, warn UN humanitarians
- UN migration agency alert over Mediterranean deaths spike
- WHO hails global progress on eliminating dangerous fats from food shelves
Organized crime gangs in Southeast Asia grow networks through innovative use of technology
Criminal networks in Southeast Asia are growing their illegal operations in through the innovative use of technology, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
News in Brief 26 January 2024
- World court issues appeal calling for prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza
- Gaza: UN rights office condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders
- Sudan: Dire plight of more than 10 million displaced by conflict
- Alabama execution comment – UN rights chief
Small scale, reliable and renewable: Clean electricity is changing lives in Madagascar
According to energy industry experts, we’re in the middle of a massive expansion of renewable energy sources, and it’s likely to continue.
News in Brief 25 January 2024
- Gaza: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians
- $1.8 billion needed to restore Libyan communities after catastrophic flooding
- Stigma and shame still surround leprosy victims, warn top rights experts