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Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change – UN weather agency chief

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“This drop of emissions of six per cent, that’s unfortunately (only) short-term good news”, said Professor Petteri Taalas, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General, in reference to a 5.5 to 5.7 per cent fall in levels of carbon dioxide due to the pandemic, that have been flagged by leading climate experts, including the Center for International Climate Research.  Once the global… Read More
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COVID-19 pandemic, an ‘unprecedented wake-up call’ for all inhabitants of Mother Earth

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Recognizing the “immediate and dreadful” impact of the coronavirus, the UN chief urged everyone to “work together to save lives, ease suffering and lessen the shattering economic and social consequence”.  At the same time, he observed that climate disruption is approaching “a point of no return”, and a “deep emergency” that long predates the pandemic.  “Greenhouse gases, just like viruses,… Read More
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EARTH DAY: ‘We must not take our eyes off climate change threats as we battle COVID-19’- African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank joins the global community in celebrating 50 years of Earth Day on the theme “Climate Action”, notwithstanding the disruptions by the current COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of COVID-19 pandemic and enhanced climatic threats exacerbates Africa’s vulnerabilities and developmental challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic has also shown what a unified global community can do. Responding to the crisis,… Read More
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As famines of ‘biblical proportion’ loom, Security Council urged to ‘act fast’

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WFP Chief warns of hunger pandemic as #COVID19 spreads. Read full statement ? — World Food Programme (@WFP) April 21, 2020 Noting that the global spread of COVID-19 this year has sparked “the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two”, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley pointed to deepening crises, more frequent natural disasters and changing… Read More
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Startling disparities in digital learning emerge as COVID-19 spreads: UN education agency

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They found that half of all students currently out of the classroom – or nearly 830 million learners globally — do not have access to a computer. Additionally, more than 40 per cent have no Internet access at home. The figures were compiled by the Teacher Task Force, an international alliance coordinated by UNESCO, using data from the UN agency’s… Read More
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Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives during COVID-19, urges new UN-backed report

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In 2019, around 135 million people across 55 countries experienced acute food insecurity, which required urgent food, nutrition, and livelihoods assistance for survival, according to the joint news release issued on Tuesday in Rome by the Global Network Against Food Crises. “But these numbers are just the tip of a larger iceberg”, according to the Global Network.  Within 47 of these… Read More
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Lifting lockdowns does not signal the end of COVID-19: WHO chief

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“We want to re-emphasize that easing restrictions is not the end of the epidemic in any country,” agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, during his regular briefing to journalists. Mr. Tedros said ending the disease will require a sustained effort from individuals, communities and Governments to continue suppressing and controlling the deadly new coronavirus. “So-called lockdowns can help… Read More
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UN issues appeal to bolster COVID-19 ‘logistics backbone’, warns global response could stutter to a halt 

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In an open letter that appeared on Sunday in The Guardian (UK), the heads of UN agencies, including among others, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), along with the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affair (OCHA), said cancelled flights and disrupted supply routes have prompted the appeal to enable a rapid scale-up of staff and… Read More
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African Development Bank’s seed-bulking scheme boosts cassava yields in Zambia

Elwin Mandowa,
For centuries, African farmers across the continent have grown cassava. The woody shrub was introduced to Africa from South America by Portuguese traders in the 16th Century and grows well in the continent’s drylands and produces nutritious, calorie-rich meals. But Zambia’s cassava growers were not deriving as much out of the crop as was possible. Farmers in the southern African… Read More
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COVID-19: ‘Phased process’ for lifting restrictions is key, WHO chief urges G20

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated the UN’s appreciation committing to further strengthen WHO’s mandate in coordinating the international fight, noting that “all of your countries have been affected, and you are all at different stages of the response.” I had three asks of @g20org health ministers today:1. Fight #COVID19 with determination, guided by science & evidence2. Continue to support the global response3.… Read More
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