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Dramatic Arctic fires and sea ice melt, show need for urgent climate action

“Exceptional and prolonged” temperatures in Siberia, have left parts of the Arctic warmer than sub-tropical Florida, and fuelled “devastating” wildfires for a second consecutive year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, while...

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UNICEF and partners respond to the triple threat of floods, locusts and COVID-19 in Somalia

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On 5th November 2019, displaced pupils wash their hands before eating at the UNICEF-...

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First-ever World Chess Day, helps calm nerves during COVID-19 pandemic

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Teenage girls play chess at school in Sana'a, Yemen.

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Young innovators vying for top UN environmental prize

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Anna-Luisa Beserra from Brazil is a previous winner of the Young Champions of the Earth prize...

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