"WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION - WMO"

The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, said that “the scale of the flood disaster in Libya is shocking and it is heartbreaking”, according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The world is far from meeting its climate goals, seriously undermining efforts to tackle hunger, poverty and ill-health, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. UNTV CH

An official from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said that extreme rainfall has caused devastating flooding and loss of life in Libya with an estimate of 3,000 people who have died and up to 10,000 people that are recorded to be missing in the massive floods which have overwhelmed on 10 September eastern parts of the country. UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. UNTV CH

Floods, droughts and extreme temperatures continued to be the norm during the month of August. UNIFEED

As sweltering conditions continue to grip large parts of Europe, temperatures have “reached new heights” in Switzerland, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday. UNTV CH

The fabric of society in southwest Pacific and beyond is “unravelling” because of the effects of our warming climate and weather-related disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday. UNTV CH

The global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record and likely for at least 120,000 years, the UN weather agency WMO and partners said on Tuesday. UNTV CH