Emma Farge
UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by Gaza mass grave reports
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk is “horrified” by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and...
Sand dredging is ‘sterilising’ ocean floor, UN warns
About six billion tonnes of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a UN agency said...
War could force more than a million to flee Sudan: UN
The United Nations refugee agency has warned an earlier projection that conflict in Sudan would prompt a million people to flee across...
UN report says Russia has executed dozens of civilians in Ukraine war
A United Nations monitoring mission in Ukraine says Russia has detained more than 800 civilians since the conflict began and has executed...
UN investigation finds Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) says both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing...
WMO warns that world is ‘way off track’ on climate goals
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record in 2020, the UN weather agency says, warning that the world is “way off track”...
WHO aid workers committed sex assaults during Ebola crisis
More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organisation were involved in incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation...
World Meteorological Organisation says weather disasters have risen fivefold in 50 years
The number of disasters, such as floods and heatwaves, driven by climate change have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, killing...
Coronavirus variants get new names
Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion...
Greenhouse gases up despite ‘tiny blip’ of coronavirus lockdowns: WMO
Greenhouse gas concentrations rose again this year despite the world’s COVID-19 lockdowns, says the World Meteorological Organisation. Many scientists expect the biggest...