Coasts and sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal

Startling findings from a new UN data platform reveal that the marine dredging industry is extracting a staggering six billion tons of sand and sediment annually.

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Coasts and sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal

Rising global temperature shows ‘enormous challenge’ of meeting climate goal

08 Jul 2020

Annual global temperature is likely to be at least 1°C warmer than pre-industrial levels in each of the coming five years, putting globally agreed climate change targets in jeopardy, new data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reveals.

Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees

02 Mar 2022

The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has revealed.

Burkina Faso: Over 535,000 children under five ‘acutely’ malnourished

08 Sep 2020

New data from UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed worsening nutritional situation for children in Burkina Faso, with more than 535,000 children under the age of five suffering from acute malnutrition – an unprecedented level.