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Humanity has broken the water cycle: UN chief

24 MARCH 2023, FRIDAY, 16:50

The future of humanity’s “lifeblood” — water — is under threat worldwide, the UN secretary-general warned Wednesday at the opening of the global body’s first major meeting on water resources in nearly half a century….

‘Climate time bomb ticking’, emissions must urgently be cut -UN chief

24 MARCH 2023, FRIDAY, 16:46

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb is ticking” as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists said there was little time to lose in tackling climate change…

UN to deliver diagnosis, prescription for climate crisis

24 MARCH 2023, FRIDAY, 16:42

The United Nations was poised to release a capstone report Monday distilling nearly a decade of published science on the impacts and trajectory of global warming, and the tools available to prevent climate catastrophe…

Water is a common good not a commodity: UN Experts

24 MARCH 2023, FRIDAY, 15:44

The experts urged the states to ensure that human rights and water defenders be placed at the core of the discussions during the first UN conference focusing on water in nearly five decades

Bangladesh elected vice-chairman of UN Water Conference

24 MARCH 2023, FRIDAY, 15:19

Bangladesh has been elected unanimously as the vice-president of the United Nations (UN) 2023 Water Conference that began on Wednesday at the UN headquarters…

All regions in the world saw water extremes in 2021: UN

8 DECEMBER 2022, THURSDAY, 6:06

All regions of the world saw water extremes last year — both floods and droughts — and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United Nations said on Tuesday…

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