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[ad_1] Zelenskyy warns of global nuclear threat in U.N. address - CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly to unite against Russia's aggression. He warned Moscow is "pushing the world to the final war" and urged action to restrain the Kremlin's nuclear abilities. Luke Coffey, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, joins CBS News to break down Zelenskyy's address. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/top-stories/zelenskyy-warns-of-global-nuclear-threat-in-u-n-address/?feed_id=327013&_unique_id=67550d1e4de...

[ad_1] Extreme weather has caused the deaths of 2 million people and $4.3 trillion in economic damage over the past half a century, a report by the United Nations finds. According to the new figures published on Monday from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), 11,778 weather-related disasters have occurred from 1970 to 2021, and they have surged over that period. The report found that more than 90 percent of deaths reported worldwide due to these disasters took place in developing countries. “The most vulnerable communities unfortunately bear the brunt of weather, climate and water-related hazards,” WMO chief Petteri Taalas said in a statement. Cyclone Mocha, which wreaked havoc in Myanmar and Bangladesh last week, exemplified this reality, Taalas said. The severe storm “caused widespread devastation, … impacting the poorest of the poor”, he said. But the WMO also said improved early warning systems and coordinated disaster management had significantly reduce...

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS: India's economic growth is projected to decelerate to 6 per cent in 2023 from 6.6 per cent in 2022, according to the United Nations . The UN Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD) in its latest Trade and Development Report Update released Wednesday expects global growth in 2023 to drop to 2.1%, compared to the 2.2% projected in September 2022, assuming the financial fallout from higher interest rates is contained to the bank runs and bailouts of the first quarter. It warned that developing countries are facing years of difficulty as the global economy slows down amid heightened financial turbulence. Annual growth across large parts of the global economy will fall below the performance registered before the pandemic and well below the decade of strong growth before the global financial crisis. The report said that India grew 6.6 per cent in 2022, ceding the pole position among G20 countries in 2022 to oil-rich Saudi Arabia, which grew at 8.6 per cen...

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS: Island nations bearing the brunt of climate change this week confronted rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly, saying the failure by developed countries to act with urgency had put the islands' survival at risk. "There are many amongst us, the small and marginalized islands of our globe, surrounded by rising seas and scorched by rising temperatures, who are beginning to question this annual parade of flowery speeches and public pretense of brotherhood, otherwise known as the UN annual General Assembly," Saint Lucia prime minister Philip Pierre told the gathering on Friday. Several speakers at the week-long event quoted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres , who in July cautioned that the era of global warming had ended and "the era of global boiling has arrived." A perceived lack of urgency by developed nations was a recurring theme. Speakers emphasized that a failure to sufficiently curb greenhouse gas emiss...

[ad_1] What the U.N. court ruling in Israel genocide case means - CBS News Watch CBS News The United Nations' International Court of Justice on Friday ruled that Israel must take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza and adhere to international law. Responding to the ruling, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the genocide allegations. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini is following the reactions to the ruling. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/top-stories/what-the-u-n-court-ruling-in-israel-genocide-case-means/?feed_id=279513&_unique_id=65d979508ab88