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UN Photo/Martine Perret Staff at the Katwa Ebola treatment Unit in Butembo in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo disinfect boots and wash clothes. (August 2019)         13 December 2019 Health The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has seen an increase in the number of reported cases of the deadly haemorrhagic virus Ebola linked to ongoing violence by armed groups targeting remote communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.  According to the UN agency’s latest outbreak  update , 27 new cases were identified last week in the east of the country – three times the average number of infections in the past 21 days.  “The last three weeks were below 10 cases and this is only in four (DRC health) zones, and this is where we need to ensure access to finish the job,” Dr Michel Yao, Incident Manager, with the  WHO  Ebola Response team in the DRC, told journalists in Geneva. “Unfortunately it is in

As COP25 goes into the night, Guterres calls for more climate ambition UNDP A woman carries seafood on the shore in Senegal, one of the few countries to develop a national climate change adaptation plan specifically for fisheries.         13 December 2019 Climate Change With national delegations thrashing out an outcome agreement at the UN COP25 climate change conference in Madrid, the UN chief has called on countries to be more ambitious, side strongly with science, and commit to stronger action. “Today is the last day of the COP25 in Madrid”, said  Secretary-General António Guterres . “And I appeal to the delegates of all Member States to convey a message of ambition to the world”. He urged all to align “their objectives with science” to make sure that “temperatures will not rise above 1.5C at the end of the century”. António Guterres ✔ @antonioguterres On the last day of # COP25 I appeal to

COP25: Italy and Mexico pave the way on climate education UNICEF/James Oatway Six-year-old girl in Beira receives her education pack as part of UNICEF's ramped-up response to children and families in Mozambique affected by Cylcone Idai, April 2019.         11 December 2019 Climate Change A commitment by Italy and Mexico to ramp up climate and environmental education has been welcomed by the UN office which supports global efforts to respond to climate change.  Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change ( UNFCCC ), expressed hope that more nations will follow their initiative, announced this week at the UN COP25 climate change conference in Madrid.  Ms. Espinosa described the countries’ commitment to equipping a new generation with the knowledge, awareness and skills to tackle climate change as a key contribution to realizing the goals of the  Paris Agreement , which aims to keep global temperature rise to 1.

COP25: Support business efforts to tackle climate change, urges Guterres UNFCCC UN Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) addresses the high-level meeting on Caring for Climate at the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid.         11 December 2019 Climate Change The UN Secretary-General has called on business and civil society leaders to press Governments into articulating policies that support private sector efforts to address climate change.  António Guterres issued the charge on Wednesday in a speech to the annual Caring for Climate Meeting, held during the on-going UN COP25 climate conference in Madrid.  António Guterres ✔ @antonioguterres The magnitude of the climate emergency is jeopardizing our future and life as we know it. I have come back to # COP25 to appeal for a successful conclusion of the conference and increased # ClimateAction and ambition. 959 1:35 PM