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On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an African proposal for a new world map, which shows countries’ true size relative to one another.
In favor: 164
Against: 1
Abstentions: 6
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The ocean is rising faster than ever recorded, and Tuvalu is already feeling the devastating impacts.
Activist Gracie Malie is raising her voice for her home country and communities on the front lines of sea-level rise.
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Rising seas can feel like an unstoppable force, but how much damage is done still depends on the choices people, communities and governments make today.
Learn more about how rising seas impact humanity.
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Human rights for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have hit a new low as one rebel groups forces members of the minority group to build the very camps where they are detained.
.@UNODC brought together maritime security and law enforcement representatives from Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Yemen to enhance coordination and improve maritime security in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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“If we protect the lake, we protect our lives and the lives of future generations.”
Local communities around Lake Albert in Uganda are warning that plastic waste pollution is increasingly threatening their traditions and livelihoods.
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Even if emissions fell sharply, glaciers would keep losing mass for decades due to warming already locked into the climate system.
For communities beneath the Himalayas, adaptation isn’t preparation for the future. It arrived Wednesday.
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.@EduCannotWait announced a US$22 million investment to help restore safe, quality & inclusive education for nearly 200,000 crisis-affected children & adolescents in Sudan.
The support comes as millions of children remain out of school due to conflict.
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In Gaza & the West Bank, @UNRWA continues to provide education, healthcare and humanitarian aid despite increasingly difficult conditions.
Speaking to UN News, Roland Friedrich stressed the need for the “restoration of respect for the UN".
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Earlier this week, the UN recognized the Sahel Integrated Resilience Initiative as a World Restoration Flagship.
Led by @WFP, the initiative has restored 335,000+ hectares of degraded land benefiting 4M+ people.
#GenerationRestoration#
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.@UNPeacekeeping and special political missions remain “indispensable tools” for peace and security, Secretary-General @antonioguterres said.
But in a new geopolitical era, he added, it is imperative that UN peace operations adapt to remain effective.
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Rescuers continue to search for missing people after a devastating surge of floodwater swept through communities along a river system on the border between Nepal and China.
UN aid teams are on the ground to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
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Global sea levels rose a record 5.9 mm in 2024.
Around 770 million people live less than five metres above the high-tide line, facing growing risks from flooding, displacement and economic loss.
What's driving sea-level rise and what can be done?
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Autonomous weapons, which can select and kill targets often without human intervention, must be restricted before it's too late, UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres and @ICRCPresident Mirjana Spoljaric warned.
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Damaged roads, disrupted services and renewed military activity are putting civilians at risk in south Lebanon, @UNIFIL_ warns.
The UN peacekeeping mission is urging restraint and renewed political engagement to prevent further escalation.
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Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare facilities have been carried out, @WHO reports.
The UN Resident Coordinator in Colombia told reporters at UN Headquarters that 'those areas most affected are those areas most vulnerable,' adding that the pre-existing conflict is creating challenges for both the emergency response and recovery.
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Israeli attacks killed four children and destroyed humanitarian aid supplies in what has been a deadly week in war-ravaged Gaza, @UNOCHA said.
A glacier fails. A mountainside collapses.
Hours later, entire communities downstream were engulfed by floodwaters.
A climate scientist from Nepal explains what happened, and why it matters far beyond the Himalayas.
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Haiti: Illicit weapons, deadly attacks on civilians and chronic instability caused by rampant gang violence triggered the Security Council to call an emergency meeting.
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