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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

Ahead of COP 28, beginning at the end of the month in Dubai, Secretary-General António Guterres traveled to China and Nepal during the month of October to highlight the urgency of reducing emissions to combat climate change. UNIFEED / FILE

With more frequent extreme weather events and the world warming up faster than at any point in recorded history, human health – particularly in the most vulnerable communities - is increasingly threatened, stated a new multi-agency report coordinated by the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) which focused its 2023 annual report “State of Climate Series” on health. UNTV CH

Secretary-General António Guterres wound up his trip to Nepal after visiting the Annapurna Base Camp, where he raised the alarm about receding glaciers ahead of COP 28. UN NEPAL

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) informed that last month was the hottest September on record, said a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

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

Climate change took centre-stage as world leaders gathered for the annual General Assembly high-level debate this September in New York. UNIFEED / FILE

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

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