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Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge
- UN News
The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take immediate steps to protect civilians in greater Khartoum amid escalating violence and alarming reports of summary executions.
WMO partnership to highlight damaging impact of climate change on winter sports
- UN News
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced on Thursday they are partnering to raise awareness about climate change’s harmful effects on winter sports and tourism.
Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’
- UN News
People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries.
Goodbye to Large Families in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 02 (IPS) - Large families are already a relic of the past in Latin America and the Caribbean, as a result of modernisation and the growth of the economy and the labour force. Now, the region faces an ageing population and migratory movements.
Cuba's Coastal Dwellers Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
MANZANILLO, Cuba, Oct 02 (IPS) - When the weather is bad, the residents of the Litoral neighborhood in Manzanillo, Cuba, are forced to evacuate their houses. When it's calm, the sea penetrates the foundations of houses, leaving them vulnerable. Now the community is getting together to restore the mangroves and improve the environment to return their homes to safety.Every time a hurricane clouds the skies over the city of Manzanillo, in the eastern Cuban province of Granma, the sea pounds the Litoral neighbourhood, forcing many of the 200 families who live there to evacuate inland because of flooding.
UN, Lebanon Launch $426 Million Humanitarian Emergency Appeal
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 02 (IPS) - The escalating hostilities between Israel and Lebanon have already threatened the safety and security of more than 1 million civilians, urging Lebanon's government and the United Nations to take swift humanitarian action and call for international support.
Rejuvenating Tradition Help Save Ancient Engineering Marvel—Dhamapur Lake
- Inter Press Service
PUNE, India, Oct 02 (IPS) - Dhamapur is a small village in Malvan taluka of west Sindhudurg district, housing the famous Dhamapur Lake. The Vijayanagar kings constructed an earthfill dam in 1530 A.D., creating a man-made lake surrounded by hills on three sides. Canals connect it to the Karli river, irrigating lush paddies and farms that grow the red Sorti and Walay rice varieties typical to the region.
The Approaching Rainy Season Signals Trouble for Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 02 (IPS) - As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to grow more dire as a result of the Israel-Hamas war, concerns of diminishing public health are growing due to prolonged flooding. Repeated airstrikes and forced evacuations in recent weeks have pushed many displaced citizens to flooding hotspots. An influx of torrential rain has greatly exacerbated the failing sanitation system, increasing the risk of contracting waterborne diseases. Health experts fear that conditions will continue to worsen in the coming winter months.
Security Council briefed on progress in UN-AU partnership for peace
- UN News
Despite the significant peace and security challenges facing Africa, there are reasons to be hopeful, the head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU) told ambassadors at the Security Council on Wednesday, urging their continued focus on the continent.
World News in Brief: Half of Haiti’s displaced are children, alarm over low immunisation rates, aid to East Africa
- UN News
A breakdown in law and order and a wider humanitarian emergency across Haiti have displaced more than 700,000 people – one in two of them children – the UN migration office, IOM, said on Wednesday.
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