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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned, “We are living through climate collapse in real-time – and the impact is devastating.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “It is profoundly shocking to stand on the ice of Antarctica and hear directly from scientists how fast the ice is disappearing.” UNIFEED

Ahead of COP28 taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Secretary-General António Guterres visited melting glaciers in Antarctica and called for countries to “act now to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, protect people from climate chaos, and end the fossil fuel age.” UNIFEED

A new UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report said that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high last year, and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels were a full 50 per cent above the pre-industrial era for the first time – with “no end in sight” to the rising trend. UNTV CH

Following September’s security incidents in Northern Kosovo, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Caroline Ziadeh, warned the Security Council today that the situation “exacerbated an already deteriorating security environment”. UNIFEED

According to the World Meteorological Organization, more early warnings are needed with the global hydrological cycle out of control. UNTV CH

Abuses range from widespread torture and arbitrary detention to conflict-related sexual violence which continue to be committed in Ukraine after one and a half years following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion, said the UN deputy rights chief. UNTV CH

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

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