#Climate Change
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UN headquarters Nepal Flood Death Toll Surpasses 900 as More Than 4,200 Remain Missing
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | The confirmed death toll from Nepal's catastrophic flooding has risen to 903, with more than 4,200 people still missing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Monday, as rescue crews and humanitarian workers continue to contend with blocked highways in their effort to reach the hardest-hit areas. Triggered by a glacier collapse and landslide on Nepal's border with China last Wednesday, the disaster has become the country's deadliest natural event since the April 2015 earthquake, which killed approximately 9,000 people. As search and rescue operations continue, UN agen
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-09-01 12:52
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UN headquarters UN Report Highlights Three Flagship Land Restoration Projects as Global Degradation Threatens Billions
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | The head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) announced three winners of the organization's World Restoration Flagships awards on Wednesday, highlighting land rehabilitation efforts at a time when an estimated 40 percent of the world's land is affected by degradation and drought, threatening the livelihoods of more than three billion people. The announcement came during the UN desertification conference taking place in Mongolia from 17 to 28 August. The three award-winning programmes collectively aim to restore nearly five million hectares of land by
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-08-27 13:37
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South Korea Korea and Fiji Hold First Foreign Ministers' Meeting in a Decade, Pledging Closer Energy and Climate Cooperation
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | SEOUL, August 13, 2026 — Foreign Minister Cho Hyun of the Republic of Korea held a bilateral foreign ministers' meeting with Fijian Foreign Minister Sakiashi Ditoka in Seoul on August 13, marking the first such official encounter between the two countries' top diplomats in approximately ten years. The meeting, held to commemorate the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Fiji, covered bilateral cooperation, energy supply chain resilience, development assistance, and regional affairs. The last Korea-Fiji foreign ministers' meeting took place in Sept
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-08-14 14:08
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UN members Climate Change Adaptation Measures in the Aral Sea Region
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Today, climate change stands as one of the most urgent and complex global challenges, with its negative effects being particularly acute in ecologically fragile regions under high anthropogenic pressure. One such area is the Aral Sea region, where the consequences of climate change are having a far-reaching impact on the state of natural resources, the living standards of the population, and economic activities. The desiccation of the Aral Sea has led to a sharp change in the region's microclimate, an increase in air temperature, a decrease in precipitation, intensifie
- Lee Sung Jun 기자
- 2026-04-30 10:16
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