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NewsWMO: Prepare for hotter than normal temperatures across nearly all parts of the globe
Warm ocean waters are fueling the development of El Niño – El Niño typically increases global temperatures and drives more extreme weather and rainfall patterns – Advanced ...
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NewsIran: War has devastated life for millions of refugees and displaced
Note: The press release below from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) details the terrible toll on Iranian civilians and Afghan refugees in Iran, resulting from ...
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NewsWorld leaders support strengthening the UN to end wars, admit some countries have disregarded international law
New York, 26 May 2026 – Government officials attending a debate in the United Nations Security Council, which is responsible for the world’s peace and ...
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NewsStates Reaffirm Importance of Nonproliferation Treaty, But U.S.-Iran Dispute Blocks Consensus Outcome
Note: A United Nations conference spent four weeks to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. But the conference ended ...
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NewsDeveloping economies bear the brunt of Middle East conflict as growth slows and inflation rises, UN warns
Note: Higher energy costs, weaker trade, and tighter financial conditions weigh on an already subdued global outlook. Following is a press release from the UN ...
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NewsLebanon: Nearly 600 killed since fragile ceasefire agreed
Oslo, 13 May 2026 – Nearly 600 people have been killed in Lebanon in four weeks of fragile ceasefire, while more than one million people remain displaced, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said ...
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NewsUN fortifies presence and work in Africa, calling the continent a “driver of solutions”
New York/Nairobi, 12 May 2026 – The United Nations is expanding its headquarters in Africa, located at Kenya’s capital of Nairobi, whose presence has become ...
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NewsConflict and violence become the leading driver of internal displacements
Geneva, Switzerland, 12 May 2026 – Conflict and violence drove a record 32.3 million internal displacements in 2025, surpassing disaster displacements for the first time on ...
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NewsLebanon: New analysis shows conflict escalation pushing nearly a quarter of population into acute food insecurity
Note: UN agencies and Government warn acute food insecurity is likely to deepen without sustained and timely humanitarian and livelihood support. Following is a joint ...
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NewsRush for Critical Minerals Echoes Oil Extraction Injustice as Harms Fall on World’s Most Vulnerable, UN Scientists Warn
Note: Race to build EVs, renewable energy systems and AI infrastructure, with benefits flowing mainly to wealthy nations, is driving severe, largely hidden costs borne ...
READ MORE → NewsUN warned of alarming nuclear dangers as it launches review of nuclear non-proliferation treaty
New York, 27 April 2026 – The United Nations has begun the difficult task of reviewing the effectiveness of a decades-old Treaty on the Non-proliferation ...
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NewsAcute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen, UN, EU and partners warn in new report
Note: Over the past decade acute hunger numbers have doubled, while funding retreats to 2016 levels. The following joint news release was issued by: EU/BMZ/FCDO/g7+/DAFM/FAO/IFAD/WFP/UNHCR/UNICEF/WB ...
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