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Caribbean sees first regional launch of global plan on early warning systems

Caribbean sees first regional launch of global plan on early warning systems

Feb 08, 2023, at 10:10 pm

New York: Caribbean and UN leaders were on hand for the first regional launch of a plan to ensure that every person on the planet is protected by early warning systems by 2027, held in Bridgetown, Barbados on Tuesday.

Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean

Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean

Jul 23, 2022, at 10:25 pm

New York: From the Amazon to the Andes and the snowy depths of Patagonia, extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall, deforestation and glacier melt across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, according to a UN report published on Friday.

Storms, coronavirus pose ‘double threat’ for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF

Storms, coronavirus pose ‘double threat’ for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF

Aug 04, 2020, at 10:49 pm

New York: Across Central America and the Caribbean, the more than 70 million children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic could soon face another threat – catastrophic hurricane storms, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.