The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and wars have stalled global efforts to cut tobacco use, delaying plans to help 95 million people quit, a report endorsed by 57 campaign groups said on Friday.
More record temperatures is expected in the next 5 years, with Arctic warming predicted at more than three times the global average, a new report by the U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday.
UN rights chief urged on Friday for warring sides in South Sudan to pull back from the brink, warning that the human rights situation risks further deterioration as fighting intensifies.
Europe saw its worst flooding since 2013 last year, as 30% of the continent's rivers flooded due to fossil fuel-driven climate change, which continued to prompt torrential rain and extreme weather.
The WHO reported new findings about an 'alarming' lack of awareness of alcohol's link to cancer across Europe and urged tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world's heaviest drinkers.
