Ethiopia: UN-backed humanitarian appeal launched, seeking $948 million in 2017
Jan 18, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): On the heels of failed rains and a calamitous El Niño in Ethiopia, the country's Government on Monday launched an appeal for $948 million to urgently address food and non-food needs, while the United Nations agriculture agency warned that a new drought may put the East African nation's hard fought gains at risk.
El Niño drives concentration of C02 in atmosphere to new high – UN weather agency
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:34 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): Globally averaged concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere surged again to new records in 2016, and, based on readings of the longest-established greenhouse gas monitoring station at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, the United Nations weather agency predicts that carbon dioxide concentrations will not dip below pre-2015 levels for many generations.
UN deputy aid chief urges support for millions in southern Africa hit by El Niño-induced droughts
Jul 23, 2016, at 01:50 pm
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): Wrapping up a visit to southern Africa, the United Nations deputy humanitarian chief on Friday called for urgent action to assist millions of people across the region where local coping capacities have been impacted by the worst El Niño-induced drought in 35 years.
2016 on pace to be hottest year ever as climate change trends reach ‘new climax’– UN
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Global temperatures for the first six months of this year reached new highs, setting 2016 on track to be the hottest-ever on record, the United Nations weather agency said on Thursday.
Ban urges burden-sharing, solidarity to combat effects of El Niño and mitigate climate change
Jul 20, 2016, at 01:22 pm
New York, July 20 (Just Earth News): The lives and livelihoods of more than 60 million people around the world have been turned upside down by the extreme weather events linked to the El Niño phenomenon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said, calling for a scaled-up, unprecedented response that goes beyond humanitarian action.
Jul 09, 2016, at 04:32 am
New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): While the 2015-2016 El Niño – one of the strongest on record – has ended, its devastating impact on children is worsening, as hunger, malnutrition and disease continue to increase following the severe droughts and floods spawned by the event, a new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday.
Jul 07, 2016, at 04:12 am
New York, July 6 (Just Earth News): Failure to prepare for and adapt to the 'new normal' of increasing climate-linked emergencies such as El Niño could put global development targets at risk and deepen widespread human suffering in areas already hard hit by floods and droughts, top United Nations officials said in Rome on Wednesday .
‘El Niño is not a one-off event,’ UN says, calling for action to address phenomenon’s impacts
May 07, 2016, at 04:47 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The international community must boost efforts to build the capacity for disaster risk management and readiness to prevent El Niño weather extremes from causing humanitarian crises in affected countries and impeding their development, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Friday.
Apr 27, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With 60 million people across the world affected by droughts, floods and other extreme weather events triggered by El Niño, the top United Nations relief official on Tuesday called on the international community to act now to address urgent humanitarian needs and support building communities’ resilience to future shocks.
Rising hunger in Central America and Haiti as El Niño follows prolonged drought – UN agency
Apr 08, 2016, at 12:38 pm
New York, Apr 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations food relief agency committed on Thursday to assisting 1.6 million people hit by droughts exacerbated by El Niño in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Haiti and building resilience against future climatic shocks.
As Ethiopia battles devastating drought, UN sends in emergency health team
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:22 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Ethiopia battling its worst drought in 30 years due to the El Niño weather pattern, with 8.2 million people already in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations has sent an emergency health team to help support the Government's response to a crisis that is expected to become even worse over the next eight months.
WHO scales up coordination for effects of El Niño expected worldwide
Nov 07, 2015, at 03:32 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Deeply concerned about potential deaths, illness, malnutrition and psychosocial effects brought by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, the strongest in nearly two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) is ramping up its efforts with regional offices and partners to guide countries on El Niño preparedness and timely response to curb its health risks.
Ethiopia experiencing worst drought in 30 years due to El Niño conditions: UN report
Oct 28, 2015, at 02:56 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years according to the United Nations, with levels of acute need across all humanitarian sectors having already exceeded levels seen in the Horn of Africa drought of 2011, and which are projected to become far more severe in 2016.