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UN Satellite Analysis Tracks Ukraine Cultural Damage

The United Nations is using before-and-after satellite imagery to monitor the cultural destruction inflicted by Russia's war in Ukraine, announcing Wednesday it will launch its tracking platform publicly within weeks. The UN's culture agency UNESCO said it had verified damage to 207 cultural sites in Ukraine since the Russian invasion…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 246

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 246th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

UN 'Relatively Optimistic' on Renewing Ukraine Grain Export Deal

The United Nations said Wednesday it was relatively optimistic about prospects for renewing an agreement that allows grain exports from war-torn Ukraine. The 120-day Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-led deal agreed with Moscow and Kyiv, runs until November 19. It spells out terms for exporting grain from Ukrainian ports…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Climate crisis funds not reaching countries in need, senior UN official says

With famine in Somalia almost inevitable, Martin Griffiths criticises opaque handling of $100bn a year promised to poorer countries

The Guardian - UK

Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on: new papers reveal how close the world came to nuclear disaster

In 1962, a Soviet submarine commander nearly ordered a nuclear launch, newly translated accounts show, with modern parallels over Ukraine all too clear

The Guardian - AU

Anything is possible through sport

There are only two times in my life that I've cried: when my mother left me, and when I received the news that I would be on the first-ever IOC Refugee Olympic Team. When I walked into the Olympic Stadium with my teammates for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic…

The Times of India

‘Monstrous’ east African oil project will emit vast amounts of carbon, data shows

Experts say crude oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania will produce 25 times host nations’ combined annual emissions

The Guardian - UK

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NZ's Ardern visits Antarctica to highlight climate change challenges

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited scientists at New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica on Thursday, as part of a trip aimed at highlighting climate change challenges, her country's commitment to the continent and the need for regional cooperation.

Reuters

Report: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy

The global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing profound and long-lasting changes that have the potential to hasten the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system, according to the latest report by the Paris-based International Energy Agency

The Independent UK

Why has a UN torture prevention subcommittee suspended its visit to Australia?

This week, a United Nations torture prevention subcommittee delegation suspended its visit to Australia. The delegation arrived on October 16 and was due to end its visit on October 27, but suspended the visit prematurely on Sunday October 23.

The Conversation

Ukraine before-and-after satellite images reveal damage to more than 200 historic sites from Russian strikes

The United Nations' cultural and satellite agencies join forces to systematically track the impact of Russia's invasion on Ukraine's architecture, art, historic buildings and other cultural heritage.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 246 of the invasion

Putin says ‘dirty bomb’ allegations made on his orders; Ukraine facing stricter blackouts due to attacks on energy

The Guardian - AU

U.N. lawyer pushes back on Russian row over Iran drone inquiry

The chief U.N. lawyer on Wednesday pushed back on a Russian argument that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cannot report to the Security Council on Western accusations that Moscow used Iran-made drones in Ukraine in violation of a 2015 resolution.

Reuters

US wants to find a country to lead Haiti military intervention by early November

The State Department is pushing back against the notion that a U.S. resolution at the United Nations proposing the deployment of a rapid reaction force to Haiti is in peril, with a senior administration official stating Wednesday that he expects the dimensions of a force to be settled by early…

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With unrest in West Bank, US and Israeli presidents focus on Iran

Israel’s Isaac Herzog says he ‘mainly’ discussed Iran-related issues during talks at the White House with Joe Biden.

Bangkok Post

When health solidarity is health security

Kicking off the UN's second annual Sustainable Development Goals Moment last month, Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas emphasised the role of solidarity as a driver of change. "Global solidarity is more important than ever," she said. "Together, we have an extraordinary opportunity to change the world we live in."

Reuters

As with Ukraine, a coalition should pressure Myanmar's junta, U.N. expert says

Russian weapons being used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent U.N. expert said on Wednesday, urging countries to form a coalition - just as they have on Moscow over Ukraine - to target and pressure Myanmar's military junta.

The Independent UK

Fetterman's rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats

A new sense of uncertainty has risen over Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate contest

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Greenhouse gases reach a new record as nations fall behind on climate pledges

The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an ominous sign.

Evening Standard

Record leap in methane levels as greenhouse gases reach new highs in 2021

The World Meteorological Organisation has released its annual greenhouse gas bulletin

Al Jazeera

US secretary of state to make first official visit to Canada

Antony Blinken to discuss Haiti crisis and other international issues with Canadian leaders, US State Department says.

Irish Mirror

Climate change crisis: Countries including Ireland still not doing enough to keep 1.5C warming goal alive according to new UN report

The 'stark' report comes just two weeks before COP27 with DECC saying "the commitments made remain priority issues for Ireland"

The Independent UK

Saudi oil giant Aramco unveils $1.5B sustainability fund

Saudi energy company Aramco has unveiled a $1.5 billion fund for sustainable investments, part of efforts to burnish the state-owned company’s green credentials

The Conversation

Somalia: four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine

Since 1990 the world’s famines have been classified as small – with the glaring exceptions of Somalia in 1991-92 and 2010-12. Now the UN’s World Food Programme says that nearly seven million Somalis face not being able to find enough food in the last months of 2022.

Bangkok Post

UN urges Malaysia to stop forced return of refugees to Myanmar

The UN human rights chief urged Malaysia on Wednesday to stop forcing refugees to return to Myanmar, expressing concern over the continued deportation of more than a hundred Myanmar nationals despite some being at risk of persecution in their home country.

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