11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday that 2025 was one of the three warmest years on…
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Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agency
The surge was driven by continued human emissions, more wildfire activity and weakened absorption by land and ocean…
Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion
“The world is spending far more on waging war than in building peace,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid workers mull record toll of their own
Speaking to UN News from the wartorn enclave to mark World Humanitarian Day, Olga Cherevko from the UN…
Record starvation and malnutrition in Gaza; more West Bank displacement
That warning comes from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in a tweet posted on Tuesday, calling for…
Gaza: Acute malnutrition among children hits record high
In July alone, nearly 12,000 children under five were identified as acutely malnourished out of 136,000 screened, according…
World News in Brief: First UN mission to Syria’s Sweida, fresh displacement in Haiti, new lightning record
The team went to Sweida City, as well as two districts – Shahba and Salkhad – where they…
Nigeria: Amid record hunger and surging insecurity, emergency food assistance to stall entirely
While WFP has been able to hold hunger at bay across northern Nigeria in the first half of…
Droughts are causing record devastation worldwide, UN-backed report reveals
This is according to a new report from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the U.S. National…
Ukraine: Civilians under fire in record numbers as attacks surge
According to the UN human rights office, OHCHR, at least 139 civilians have been killed and 791 injured…
UN warns of record civilian casualties in Ukraine
Russian forces launched an attack overnight focused on Kyiv, deploying 397 Shahed unmanned attack and decoy drones, along…
Gang violence displaces a record 1.3 million Haitians
This represents a 24 per cent increase from December 2024 according to the UN agency, which also noted…
Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters
“These figures are a clear warning: without bold and coordinated action, the number of people displaced within their…
Festive Boom in E-commerce Sales Cross Rs 54,500 Crore in One Week
Indian e-commerce platforms recorded sales exceeding Rs 54,500 crore in the first week of the festive season, making…