Here's what else is happening

• 🌎 Expert sounds 'red alert' on climate crisis, calls it humanity's 'defining challenge'. A report by the World Meteorological Organization presents an ominous picture of what lies ahead for planet Earth if urgent action is not taken to stop what appears to be an inevitable march toward climate change.
  Voice of America (EN)
• 🥖UN says Israel may be restricting Gaza aid as a war tactic. International alarm has been growing over the hunger crisis in Gaza, with food experts predicting an imminent famine in the north of the enclave.
  New York Times (EN)
• ⌨️Is AI a challenge to democracy? And can the UN do anything to protect the democratic process from AI manipulation? Gabriela Ramos, assistant director-general for social & human sciences & AI ethics at UNESCO, says the organisation is working on it.
  Swissinfo (EN)
• 🛡️Palestinian clans and factions step in to protect Gaza aid, sources say. Armed and masked men from an array of clans and factions have started providing security for aid convoys in Gaza as Hamas tries to keep its clout in the enclave, Palestinian officials and sources in the militant group say.
  Reuters (EN)
• 🦠From mpox to measles: are we living in the age of disease outbreaks? Discussion about disease outbreaks dominated the biannual meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) – which its chairperson described as “alarming” as the aim of the group is to ensure early vaccination to prevent outbreaks.
  Health Policy Watch (EN)