WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.
ECOSOC, UNGA Presidents Look to Summit of the Future to Accelerate SDGs
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )The UNGA President highlighted the Summit of the Future as an opportunity to scale up commitments and reinvigorate multilateralism to address today’s challenges.
“Peace is the Missing Piece”: UN Secretary-General on Priorities for 2024
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )Guterres identified the Summit of the Future as an opportunity to shape more effective and inclusive multilateralism in our increasingly multipolar world.
ECOSOC Discusses Durable Solutions, Partnerships to Reinforce 2030 Agenda
Stories & Blogs IISD (News )The ECOSOC President welcomed the Partnership Forum’s multi-stakeholder and participatory discussions that, she said, can “shine the spotlight on innovative solutions for addressing many of today’s most pressing challenges”.
IOM Expands Monitoring of People Fleeing Sudan
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN Migration (News )The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has activated its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) at multiple Points of Entry (PoE) in countries neighbouring Sudan
Humanitarian Needs in Malawi and Mozambique Remain High Amid Cholera Outbreak
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN Migration (News )Communities in Mozambique and Malawi devastated by tropical cyclone Freddy continue to struggle in the face of an ongoing cholera outbreak due to the persistently high water levels and the destruction of homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods.
Rising Needs at Chad–Sudan Border Amid Funding Gaps
Stories & Blogs IOM – UN Migration (News )As many as 20,000 people – among them Chadians, Sudanese, and foreign nationals – fleeing the violence in Sudan have arrived so far in neighbouring Chad.
State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards
Stories & Blogs WMO (Press Release )Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard.