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The Sudanese government on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of fueling the 14-month war in the African country by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force. The UAE dismissed the allegation as "ludicrous," calling it "a shameful abuse by one of the warring parties." The clash came during a UN Security Council meeting at which Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee warned that atrocities are being committed along ethnic lines in Sudan's western Darfur region. She urged an immediate cease-fire in the North Darfur capital, El Fasher, which is besieged by the paramilitary Rap...
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Families forced to burn plastic to cook food. Raw sewage spilling onto beaches, and over 107 kilograms of debris for every square metre. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s first assessment of the war in Gaza details the “unprecedented” environmental impacts of Israel’s onslaught over the past eight months. Published yesterday, the preliminary assessment responds to an official request from the State of Palestine in December last year. “Not only are the people of Gaza dealing with untold suffering from the ongoing war, the significant and growing environmental damage in Gaza risks locking it...
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The second and final day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin concluded with a pledge to support Ukraine's critical infrastructure ahead of a cold winter. During his speech and at a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the first day of the conference, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to his Western counterparts to help Ukraine rebuild and decentralise its energy infrastructure. Increased Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy networks and power plants have forced the government to introduce rolling blackouts in all major cities for several hours a day and...
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Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen's Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said on Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen's capital nearly a decade ago and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since shortly after, have been targeting shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. But while gaining more attention internationally, ...
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At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen's Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said on Friday. The detentions come as the rebels are facing increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a US-led coalition. The Houthis, who seized Yemen's capital nearly a decade ago and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since shortly after, have been targeting shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Regional officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the UN detentions. Those hel...
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The United Nations humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, has said that leaders in war-torn countries are prioritising political rivalries and power over the end of fighting. In an interview with the Associated Press, he added that humanitarian workers in conflict zones see the results of political failures in their everyday work. Griffiths comments come as reports say 200 relief workers have been killed in Gaza over the duration of the eighth-month conflict. One high-profile incident in April saw an Israeli strike killed seven workers from the charity World Central Kitchen who were delivering ...
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for advertising agencies and PR companies to stop working with fossil fuel companies. “Many in the fossil fuel industry have shamelessly greenwashed, even as they have sought to delay climate action – with lobbying, legal threats, and massive ad campaigns,” he said. “They have been aided and abetted by advertising and PR companies – Mad Men fuelling the madness.” During a speech to mark World Environment Day in New York on Wednesday, Guterres declared that fossil fuel advertising should be banned in the same way that tobacco ads were banned beca...
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The Israeli military said it has started "operational activity” in two areas of central Gaza on Wednesday in a possible broadening of its offensive against Hamas. It said its forces were operating “both above and below ground” in eastern parts of Deir al-Balah and Bureij, a long-established Palestinian refugee camp. The operation began with airstrikes on what is described as “militant infrastructure”, after which troops began a “targeted daylight operation” in both areas. Residents said Israel sent tanks into Bureij while planes and tanks pounded the nearby settlements of Al-Maghazi and Al-Nus...
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is predicting an 80 per cent chance that average global temperatures will surpass the 1.5 Celsius target laid out in the landmark Paris climate accord within the next five years. It is also likely - an 86 per cent chance - that at least one of these years will set a new temperature record, beating 2023 which is currently the warmest year. The UN weather agency said Wednesday that the global mean near-surface temperature for each year from 2024 to 2028 is expected to range between 1.1 and 1.9 degrees Celsius hotter than at the start of the industrial ...
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the promises and perils of artificial intelligence (AI) as a conference on harnessing its benefits began. The annual AI for Good conference aims to guide businesses, consumers, and governments on positive uses of AI while avoiding its potential risks. The event this week in Geneva includes speeches and talks on AI applications for robotics, medicine, education, sustainable development and much more. “Artificial intelligence is changing our world and our lives," Guterres said by video. He noted its promise for things like education and health ca...
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