Environment

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Kenya to meet children affected by the Horn of Africa drought and climate crisis

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell travelled to eastern Kenya to meet families and refugees struggling to recover from the worst climate-induced drought to hit the region in 40 years, on May 2.

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New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms

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The El Niño-induced drought in Ziway Dugda, Oromia region of Ethiopia, is...

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Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution

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Air pollution, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, is a serious problem...

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Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO

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Seasonal floods are a part of life in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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