Adapt or starve: COP27 spotlights agriculture challenges and solutions in the face of climate change

Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7 per cent of climate finance even as they are forced to cope with droughts, floods, cyclones and other disasters.

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Increased Syria violence prompts largest civilian displacements in a year, as gridlock stymies political talks

24 Aug 2021

Progress towards resolving Syria’s decade-long conflict has reached an impasse, the chief United Nations mediator told the Security Council on Tuesday, as an uptick in fighting throughout the country led to some of the largest civilian displacements in a year.

Shelter needs soar for displaced in Yemen’s Marib region

24 Aug 2021

Humanitarian needs, including a lack of shelter, are soaring among displaced communities, as fighting continues in Yemen’s Marib governorate, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday.

First Person: Health workers in Afghanistan brave safety fears, to continue treating the sick

24 Aug 2021

An Afghan doctor has told UN News that he is committed to providing essential healthcare services to people who have fled their homes due to conflict in Afghanistan, but safety fears mean that his future and that of his colleagues, particularly women health workers, is uncertain.