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New famine risk haunts war-torn Sudan with El Niño-driven drought

A withered tree and underdeveloped peanut crops, as drought and heat linked to El Nino threaten harvests, livestock, and water supplies in Sudan's war-affected Kordofan region, in the village of Al-Habbuya near Um Ruwaba, North Kordofan, Sudan, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Nepal to get $20 million from climate fund after deadly August flood

A drone view shows houses covered in mud after the flash floods and mudslide, at Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 29, 2026.

Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN

Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to human-driven climate change, which is warming the world’s oceans and increasing the frequency and intensity of damaging bleaching events.

Top Cuban diplomat accuses US of threatening countries that vote with Cuba at UN

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

El Nino ‘wrecking ball’ could cause record Pacific temperature rise, says UN

UN officials Celeste Saulo (left) and Tom Fletcher speaking at an El Nino press briefing on Oct 21, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Masked men try to storm Libya's financial oversight body

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action, UN chief warns

Unchecked rising temperatures are leading to deadly floods, brutal heatwaves and other extreme weather events.

UN sees global warming exceeding projections, even in best-case scenario

The report projected global warming of 2.8 deg C by 2100 under current policies.

UN experts urge Indian authorities to cease ‘use of excessive force’ to curb protests

UN experts said demonstrators in the India protests had sustained injuries and some reported being subjected to ill-treatment.

UN says 19.2 million Afghans facing acute food insecurity by April 2027

The food crisis in Afghanistan is projected to affect millions of children in 2027, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said.

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