UN Daily Wrap for November 9: At Least 56 Migrants Die in Weekend Shipwrecks off Senegal and Greece; Security Council Meets on Strikes Against Ukraine's Power Grid
UN News published its Daily Wrap on November 9, rounding up the main developments across the UN system. Migrant shipwrecks, the war in Ukraine and the opening of the climate conference carried the most weight.
On migration: the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on November 9 that at least 56 people died in a series of shipwrecks off Senegal and Greece over the weekend. The IOM called the deaths a stark reminder of the deadly risks migrants face on the Atlantic and Mediterranean routes.
On peace and security: the UN Security Council met in New York on November 9 to discuss Ukraine. According to UN News, Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure are threatening millions of people with another cold, dark winter, and civilian deaths are climbing sharply. The meeting came on the eve of US-backed talks due to take place in Abu Dhabi.
On climate: COP31 opened in Antalya, on Türkiye's Mediterranean coast, with nearly 200 countries in attendance. UN News said the summit has a different ambition this time: fewer grand declarations and more concrete decisions. Negotiators face difficult questions over climate finance, clean energy and how to protect communities already living with the consequences of climate change, with a powerful El Niño threatening to worsen extreme weather. The UN agency tackling rural poverty in developing countries warned the same day that the El Niño extreme weather pattern could cost the global economy up to $11 trillion and seriously affect food security. In April this year, roughly 146.5 million people in India were exposed to an extreme heatwave with temperatures hitting 47 degrees Celsius, and UN reports say such exceptional extreme temperatures will continue into next year.
On humanitarian aid: the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reported that an infant drowned and five Gazans were killed, including three children, when a sand dune collapsed on their tents as the first heavy rains of the season swept across Gaza over the weekend. The IOM and its partners also appealed for urgent funding to support tens of thousands of people who fled violent clashes in Ethiopia for the Moyale region of northern Kenya, where they need food, water and shelter.
(Source: United Nations)
Source: United Nations
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