UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged world leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, on Wednesday to act immediately, calling for an end to coal, oil and gas as energy sources and warning that “the climate crisis is outrunning us”.
A UN Women fact sheet launched at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, says about 1.5 billion women and girls live in climate hotspots, and that under a worst-case scenario climate change could push up to 141 million more into extreme poverty by mid-century.
Nineteen agricultural emergency rooms across Darfur say this farming season has failed because of drought and irregular rainfall, raising fears of famine, Radio Dabanga reported. Justice Africa Sudan estimates harvest losses of about 90 per cent in key sorghum-producing regions that traditionally supply staple food to more than 70 per cent of the population.
At COP31 in Antalya, UN Women said more than a third of the world's women and girls live in areas highly exposed to climate change, and up to 141 million more could fall into extreme poverty in a worst-case scenario. Executive Director Sima Bahous called for equal rights, resources and power to lead.
