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The Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait, Yasmine Sherif, said, “Climate change is about the planet; education is about humanity. And neither can live without the other.” UNIFEED / FILE

Climate mitigation talks in Dubai were a “COP of hope”, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said today in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of journalists, policymakers, bankers and civil society organizations are gathered there for the UN’s 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC. IMF

UN Resident Coordinator in Tanzania, Zlatan Milišić said that his office is “deeply saddened by the tragic events that occurred due to landslides and floods in Hanang District of the Manyara province, where so far identified, about 65 people lost their lives and over 100 were injured.” UNIC DAR ES SALAAM

Devastating floods threaten to worsen food insecurity across eastern Africa as heavy rains lash a region that less than a year ago was in the grips of drought, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). WFP

The UN Climate chief Simon Stiell said, “Loss and damage was a win. But we’re kidding ourselves if we think it ticks the entire box for finance and support at this COP. More is required.” UNIFEED

Ahead of COP 28, taking place in Dubai, during the month of November the Secretary-General António Guterres travelled to Nepal and to the Antarctic to highlight the devastating effects of climate change on glaciers and ice shelves. UNIFEED / FILE

The United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting kicked off today in Accra, Ghana. Delegates from more than 85 countries discussed a number of issues related to peacekeeping operations, notably environmental management and how to advance the Women, Peace and Security agenda, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

According to a new report, taking key measures to reduce the power consumption of cooling equipment would cut at least 60 percent off predicted 2050 sectoral emissions, provide universal access to life-saving cooling, take the pressure off energy grids, and save trillions of dollars by 2050. UNIFEED

The head of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said at the COP28 in Dubai, “What we need to do is to re-imagine globalization.” UNIFEED

At the first ever ‘Health Day’ at a UN climate conference, the World Health Organization Chief said, “Undoubtedly, health stands as the most compelling reason for taking climate action.” UNIFEED