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Amnesty International said in its 2023 report, released yesterday, 23 April, that the world is experiencing the dire consequences of escalating conflicts and ongoing violation of international law. The rights organization warned in its annual report that the pace of…

Asia was the region most impacted by climate change, weather and water-related hazards globally last year, Al Jazeera reported yesterday citing the United Nations weather agency WMO. In a report published on Tuesday, the World Meteorological Organization said floods and…

Twenty-one migrants drowned and another 23 are missing after a boat carrying 77 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the second such incident in two weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday citing the United Nations migration agency. The accident occurred on…

More than 50,000 people have been displaced by clashes in a disputed area in northern Ethiopia, with the UN expressing concern about the violence involving fighters from rival regions. According to a UN statement on Monday, the humanitarian situation in…

Deadly floods are causing chaos in East Africa due to heavy rainfall, with Burundi seeking international assistance to handle the aftermath, VOA reported yesterday. The article noted that Lake Tanganyika’s rising waters have flooded the port of Bujumbura, disrupting businesses…

A new report has warned that more than 70 percent of workers around the world, over 2.4 billion workers out of a global workforce of 3.4 billion, are exposed to excessive heat and other climate-change-related health hazards. The report, released…

Over 80 earthquakes, the strongest of 6.3 magnitude, rattled Taiwan’s east coast starting Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday and some caused shaking of buildings in the capital Taipei, Reuters reported citing the island’s weather administration. The…

Europe faced a record number of extreme heat stress days in 2023, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitoring service and the World Meteorological Organization. The continent experienced a July heatwave that affected 41 percent of southern Europe, along…

Southern China was hit by heavy rains on the weekend, causing flooding in homes, streets, and farmland, CNN reported today. Tens of millions of people are at risk as rescuers work to evacuate those trapped by rising waters after at…

The upcoming heavier normal Gu rains and floods in 22 districts of Somalia are expected to affect some 770,000 people, Xinhua reported on Sunday citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The Gu (April to June)…