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05 Jun

South East Asia records highest deaths due to climate change every year: WHO

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) South East Asia, including India, witnesses the most number of deaths due to climate change every year, said Saima Wazed, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the region on World Environment Day on Wednesday. World Environment Day, established at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in 1972, is celebrated every year on June 5. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme, the day aims to raise awareness and take action on urgent environmental issues. The theme this year focuses on land restoration, halting desertification, and building drought resilience. "The worrying reality is that…

18 Sep

World leaders at UN to focus on development, climate change under Ukraine War’s shadow

United Nations, Sep 18 (IANS) Presidents, prime ministers, princes and monarchs begin their annual gathering in New York on Monday focusing on development and climate change, while the harrowing Ukraine War which the world body is powerless to stop hovers over them. The two issues are primary concerns of the Global South, many countries of which face a severe financial crunch in meeting the challenges, while their problems have been exacerbated by the Covid pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will push the industrialised countries to increase their funding for the causes of development and climate change. They start…

06 Jun

Canada to host assembly of 185 nations to address climate change

Ottawa, June 6 (IANS) As the world experiences the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Canada continues to show leadership in advancing environmental action at home and around the world by bringing diverse partners together to find solutions for a healthy planet. Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency, Harjit S. Sajjan, announced on World Environment Day, which was celebrated on June 5, that Canada will host the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver, British Columbia, from August 22 to 26. After welcoming the world to Montreal, Quebec,…