Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO

By UN News

Sep 14, 2023 6:53 am

Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

UN Secretary-General António Guterres echoed that message, warning that record temperatures and extreme weather were 'causing havoc' around the world.

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Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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