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26 Apr 2022 NEW YORK NY, United States
Water Scarcity And Climate Change Trigger Migration In Iraq
A new research series to inform the UN Security Council (UNSC) on climate-related and development risks in selected countries has launched its summary on Iraq. It highlights the vulnerability of Iraq to the impacts of climate change, its dependency on natural resources, and the environment of conflict, poverty, political instability and corruption.
12 Feb 2022 NEW YORK NY, United States
Humanitarian Crisis In Syria Expands
UN Relief Coordinator calls on Security Council to address growing humanitarian crisis in Syria. Early recovery programs needed to address water and food shortages, restore sewage systems and repair health care facilities.
11 Feb 2022 NEW YORK NY, United States
Mideast Faces Dangerous Collapse
UN Middle East peace process official addresses UN Security Council and warns that region faces irreversible collapse and widespread instability; calls for two state solution.
29 Sep 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States
Guterres Warns Of Conflict Caused By Water Crisis
Secretary-General warns UN Security Council of the possibility of increasing climate-related conflict
21 Sep 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States
Security Council Urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan To Resume GERD Talks
UN Security Council stresses need for Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt to continue talks with African Union in order to agree water sharing of Nile River.
21 May 2021 Damascus
Water Weaponisation Continues In Northeast Syria
Claims and counterclaims persist amid ongoing water cutoffs in Syria's conflict-torn Hasakah region. Between half and million and one million people are without water as aid agencies truck 3,000 m3 per day.
29 Apr 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States
UN Security Council Votes To Protect Essential Civilian Infrastructure
UN Security Council seeks to reinforce existing international humanitarian law on the protection of critical infrastructure in conflict zones amid increases in intentional damage with severe and long-lasting harm caused to civilians.