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Navigating the Waves: Strengthening Tsunami Preparedness in a Changing Climate
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 04 (IPS) - This year's World Tsunami Awareness Day presents a moment of reflection 20 years on from the catastrophic Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004. The tsunami resulted in 225,000 fatalities across 14 countries and emphasized the urgent need for effective tsunami preparedness, especially in the face of growing climate change challenges.
Democracy's Dilemma: Can We Overcome Short-Termism to Build Lasting Peace?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 04 (IPS) - While the expansion of democracy is a key condition for peace, the Achilles' heel of democracies is that their leaders are constrained by electoral calendars, forcing them to push for peace or delay, whereas autocracies can afford to play the long game to achieve the favorable outcomes they desire.
‘It all starts at home’: global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development
- UN News
On Monday, thousands of delegates joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF12), which will bring together voices from all over Africa and beyond to define the future of sustainable urban development.
Lebanon: UN condemns increasing loss of life and civilian suffering
- UN News
The increasing impact of fighting between Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and militants from Hezbollah on Lebanese civilians “is of grave concern”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Monday, condemning the mounting loss of life.
Green energy shift must also bring prosperity and equality: UN deputy chief
- UN News
The international community must ensure that the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy is equitable, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday in New York.
Carbon markets could boost climate action in least developed countries
- UN News
While carbon markets have played a limited role in boosting sustainable development for the world’s least developed economies, a new report from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows that stronger domestic laws, regulations, and monitoring could pay big dividends.
DPR Korea’s latest missile launch a ‘grave threat’ to regional stability
- UN News
The launch of “yet another” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) poses a “grave threat” to regional stability, a senior UN political affairs official warned on Monday, as the Security Council discussed the rising tensions in the region and beyond.
Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering
- UN News
Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA said on Monday, highlighting the continued need for its lifesaving work even as Israel moves to end its activities.
Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north
- UN News
The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating 94,000 children, but thousands still remain out of reach.
First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn Sudan
- UN News
War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system to collapse, just as cases of cholera and dengue fever are surging and hunger levels remain “above the famine threshold”, humanitarians have warned.
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