UN leader travels to Pacific to see climate change firsthand

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 08:50:31 +0000

UN leader travels to Pacific to see climate change firsthand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that he’s traveling to three South Pacific island nations to see the effects of climate change firsthand.

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UN chief says ‘total disaster’ if warming not stopped

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:06:37 +0000

UN chief says 'total disaster' if warming not stopped

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations secretary-general said the world must dramatically change the way it fuels factories, vehicles and homes to limit future warming to a level scientists call nearly impossible.

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UN report says nature is in worst shape in human history

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 11:38:42 +0000

UN report says nature is in worst shape in human history

Nature is in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, scientists said Monday in the United Nations’ first comprehensive report on biodiversity.

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New cyclone kills 3 in Mozambique; UN warns of flooding

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:01:45 +0000

New cyclone kills 3 in Mozambique; UN warns of flooding

JOHANNESBURG – The second powerful cyclone to strike Mozambique in just six weeks ripped off roofs and killed at least three people on Friday as the United Nations warned of “massive flooding” ahead.

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UN: No screen time for babies; only 1 hour for kids under 5

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:54:58 +0000

UN: No screen time for babies; only 1 hour for kids under 5

LONDON — The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.

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Gains vs diseases extend global life expectancy

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 23:16:12 +0000

Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, warning though that unequal income and access to health care translates into far shorter lives for many.

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UN rights agency condemns combat in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:20:00 +0000

UN rights agency condemns combat in Myanmar's Rakhine state

BANGKOK — The main United Nations human rights agency expressed concern Friday about an upsurge in fighting between Myanmar’s army and guerrillas of the Rakhine minority’s Arakan Army, especially attacks on civilians by both sides.

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UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by military movement in Libya

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:40:13 +0000

UN chief 'deeply concerned' by military movement in Libya

UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern Thursday over the risk of confrontation in Libya after forces loyal to a controversial strongman announced they were preparing to advance on Tripoli.

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