World Update
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New caravans of Central Americans fleeing violence
Despite being deported at the Mexican border earlier this year, many Central Americans are embarking..
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Disasters displace more people than conflict and violence
Disasters displace more people than conflict and violence As climate change intensifies, extreme we..
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WFP Chief appeals for increased flexible funding to save and change more lives
Rome – In 2019, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received US$419 million in flexible fu..
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Historic UN Human Rights case opens door to climate change asylum claims
GENEVA (21 January 2020) — In its first ruling on a complaint by an individual seeking asylum from t..
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WMO confirms 2019 as second hottest year on record
Press Release Number: 01/15/2020 The year 2019 was the second warmest year on record after 2016, ac..
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IRC Emergency Watchlist 2020
Watchlist 2020 highlights the countries where the IRC assesses there to be the greatest risk of a ma..
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IRC Emergency Watchlist 2020
Watchlist 2020 highlights the countries where the IRC assesses there to be the greatest risk of a ma..
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Spread of polio still an international public health concern – WHO
The twenty-third meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005..
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Counting the cost 2019: a year of climate breakdown, December 2019
15 climate disasters of 2019 that cost more than $1 billion In 2019 extreme weather driven by clima..
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Global effort to strengthen early warning systems expands
Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States benefit from better weather and climate..
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