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South Sudan famine threat: UN food security agency in ‘race against time’

WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua A woman and her family wade through a flooded plain to reach their home in Thaker, Unity state, South Sudan.         12 December 2019 Humanitarian Aid (UN NEWS)The World Food Programme ( WFP)  is warning against potential famine in South Sudan as hunger deepens due to drought, floods and an uncertain political future.  WFP  fears more than 5.5 million people could be going hungry in early 2020, and the UN agency on Thursday reported that it is in “ a race against time ” to secure vital funds to feed them.  World Food Programme ✔ @WFP . @ WFPChief warns of an escalating humanitarian crisis in # SouthSudan , driven by catastrophic flooding and political instability. In 2019, WFP ramped up its assistance to reach 4.6 million in South Sudan with life-saving support. But more is needed to defeat poten...
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UN climate talks president: ‘Social and environmental crises two sides of same coin’

UN climate talks president: ‘Social and environmental crises two sides of same coin’ Lorena Guzmán 10.12.2019 Carolina Schmidt on boosting countries’ climate ambition and the pain of moving COP25 from Santiago to Madrid Carolina Schmidt in Madrid on 4 December (Image:  UNclimatechange ) More than 30,000 people have descended on Madrid for  COP25 , the major UN climate meeting. Presided over by Chilean environment minister Carolina Schmidt, countries will endeavour to finalise the rules for implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement, which has the aim of keeping global warming well within 2C. Originally planned for Santiago, Chile, but  relocated  to the Spanish capital because of widespread political unrest over inequality and stagnating living conditions, COP25 president Schmidt has  warned  that it will be impossible for countries to develop properly without tackling climate change. In this exclusive interview, S...
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‘World has failed’ victims of genocide too often: Guterres

‘World has failed’ victims of genocide too often: Guterres UN Photo/Violaine Martin Marking the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (2019).         9 December 2019 Human Rights Too often, “the world has failed” populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide on Monday. Marking the day at a round table event, Chef de Cabinet Maria Luiza Viotti spoke on behalf of the UN chief, saying that, genocide remains “a scourge…causing great suffering”.  “On this day we remember and pay tribute to the victims of the horrendous crime of genocide” she  stated , encouraging all to reflect on what can be done to uphold the responsibilities set out in the  Genocide Convention . She maintained that the devastating...
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