"POLLUTION"

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

A health worker at UNWRA shelter in west of Khan Younis said, “The cases we face daily: burns, wounds, and possible fractures. We always face a shortage of all medical tools, capabilities, and treatments in all fields.” WHO

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the African Union (AU) is the world body’s “most important” strategic partnership, reiterating that “we must work with the African Union based on the principle of African-led solutions for African problems in all dimensions, peace and security, development, climate change.” UNIFEED

In the run-up to COP28, the World Health Organization (WHO) together with the global health community, is raising its voice to ensure that the impact of climate change on health takes centre stage in the negotiations. WHO

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

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim opened the 33rd session of the IMO Assembly (A 33), which is meeting at IMO Headquarters in London from 27 November – 6 December 2023. IMO

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

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

The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), opened today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. UNEP

1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new UNICEF report. UNICEF