You are here

Category: World

World Countries

Pacific 

Weather experts predict ‘near normal’ season, with 5 to 9 potential hurricanes

Village Reporter
The US National Hurricane Center acts as WMO’s Regional Specialized Meteorological hub, based in Miami, Florida. There is a 40 per cent chance of a near-normal season, 30 per cent possibility of an “above-normal season”, and also 30 per cent of a below-normal season, according to forecasters with the Climate Prediction Center. The hurricane season covering the Atlantic region, including… Read More
Pacific 

UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC

Village Reporter
“Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is a matter of profound concern which requires immediate action,” said the top UN official who advocates for women and girls impacted by sexual violence. The representative spoke of how she was “deeply troubled” by some attacks which have… Read More
Pacific 

Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years

Village Reporter
According to WMO, weather, climate and water-related hazards caused close to 12,000 disasters between 1970 and 2021. Developing countries were hit hardest, seeing nine in 10 deaths and 60 per cent of economic losses from climate shocks and extreme weather.   WMO said that Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States suffered a “disproportionately” high cost in relation to the… Read More
Pacific 

Biodiversity Day: Protecting humanity’s ‘life-support system’

Village Reporter
“On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we reflect on our relationship with humanity’s life-support system, from the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the energy that fuels us and the medicines that heal us, our lives are wholly dependent on healthy ecosystems,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. “Yet, our actions are devastating every corner of the… Read More
Africa Business World 

Paymentology and Blackbullion South Africa to empower financially savvy youth

Elwin Mandowa, , , , ,
Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor in empowering banks and top-performing fintechs with advanced payment solutions, is proud to announce its partnership with Blackbullion South Africa, a leading financial literacy platform. The partnership is aimed at promoting financial literacy among youth in South Africa by sponsoring young people from Amathuba Collective on the Blackbullion South Africa platform. Amathuba Collective is a… Read More
Europe 

Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network

Village Reporter
The landmark decision comes as heat-trapping greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels – “higher than at any time over the last 800,000 years”, WMO warned. Data from Earth and space The new Global Greenhouse Gas Watch will combine observations from Earth and from space with modelling, to fill critical information gaps. It will build on WMO’s experience in coordinating… Read More
Pacific 

‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount

Village Reporter
“There is no time to spare,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “We must take action, not only to ensure Palestinian well-being and governance, but as an integral part of ending the occupation and restoring a political horizon toward a viable two-State solution, based on UN resolutions, international law and previous agreements,” he… Read More
Pacific 

Unprecedented joint call to shield children on the move from violence

Village Reporter
With more than 42 million children displaced worldwide and increasing exposure to multiple forms of violence, the Office of the Special Representative on Violence against Children co-launched a new brief, Protecting the Rights of Children on the Move in Times of Crisis, which draws on past lessons, and outlines key principles to boost child protection. In this unprecedented joint call,… Read More
Africa Featured World 

Afrobarometer set for fieldwork after planning meeting in Accra

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
Afrobarometer, an African data gathering organization has announced it is set to roll out its next series of surveys expected to be conducted in 40 African countries. The network successfully concluded its round 10 planning meeting in Ghana, setting the stage for upcoming field work. At its Accra meeting high-profile policy makers and thought leaders as well as the network’s… Read More
Social media & sharing icons powered by UltimatelySocial