WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
Stories & Blogs WMO (Report )
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets.
War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike
Stories & Blogs UN News (News )Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting further misery on communities already vulnerable due to ongoing conflict, UN
Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report.
Stories & Blogs UN News (News )The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a new UN report has revealed, underscoring the need for urgent and tangible protection measures.
War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike
Stories & Blogs UN News (News )Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting further misery on communities already vulnerable due to ongoing conflict, UN
UNOAU supports the AUC FPAT in Freetown
Stories & Blogs UNAOU (News )The UNOAU supported the African Union Commission (AUC) Formed Police Assessment Team (FPAT) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to assess state of readiness of the Sierra Leonean Formed Police Unit (FPU) 5, prior to its deployment to the African Union Transition M
UNOAU supports AU PSOD in the PDV of Burundian and Ugandan Helicopters for ATMIS
Stories & Blogs UNAOU (News )UNOAU staff supported the conduct of a Pre-deployment Verification (PDV) of two attack and two utility helicopters from Burundi, as well as two attack helicopters from Uganda.
AU and UN sign two agreements to enhance operational partnership
Stories & Blogs UNAOU (News )these agreements include a Memorandum of Intent Concerning Cooperation in Operational Support and a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Implementation of the Knowledge and Expertise Exchange Programme (KEEP).
At BRICS Summit, Guterres global unity call in face of ‘existential’ challenges
Stories & Blogs UN News (Story )The UN chief underscored the urgent need for unity and justice to tackle humanity’s pressing challenges, which range from the climate crisis to economic disparities and conflicts with global implications.
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.