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Daily Wrap 7 November 2024

Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.  Read more Climate and Environment Suffering continues for civilians in Gaza and Lebanon The month-long Israeli siege in northern Gaza has left civilians on the brink of disaster, preventing them from accessing the essentials for their survival, including water, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. Read more Peace and Security Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is needed to safeguard residents and guarantee they have access to housing and basic services when war breaks out in a city crowded with people and critical infrastructure? Read more SDGs Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar Up to two million people in Myanmar's Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the military's 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government. Read more Peace and Security 'Turning the tide' on childhood violence More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark event in Bogotá, Colombia. Read more Law and Crime Prevention South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections 'a regrettable development' The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited elections cannot be "business as usual", the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.  Read more Peace and Security Ukraine's nuclear security situation 'highly challenging', warns UN atomic watchdog Amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine caused by the ongoing Russian invasion, the head of the UN atomic energy agency (IAEA) said that safety at the country's largest nuclear power plant "remains a deep source of concern". Read more Peace and Security Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit Come hell or high water, nations must urgently scale up climate adaptation efforts, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned Thursday, starting with a commitment to boost adaptation financing at the upcoming COP29 summit. Read more Climate and Environment

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