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Xi Jinping hailed a "new era" as he arrived in Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin on Monday.

(Juba, 20 March 2023) The Humanitarian Community in South Sudan strongly condemns a targeted attack on humanitarian assets and staff in Jonglei State in ...

South Sudan is one the most dangerous places for aid workers, with nine humanitarian workers killed in the line of duty and 418 incidents reported in 2022. We call on the authorities to take urgent action to improve security, to protect civilians, humanitarian personnel and commodities, and bring perpetrators to justice,” stated Mr. “The safety and security of staff and contractors is paramount and when incidents like this occur it is women, men, and children in desperate need of assistance who suffer the most,” she added. These recurring acts of violence disrupt the delivery of life-saving assistance and must end,” said Mr. There were more than 20 violent incidents against humanitarian staff and assets in January alone, more than double what it was in January 2022. On 17 March, a humanitarian convoy of more than 100 trucks transporting food and other humanitarian assistance came under attack.

Chinese President Xi Jinping started a three-day state visit to Russia, where he's expected to deliver a strong message of support for Vladimir Putin.

Xi Jinping is in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin - and the Chinese president has the Kremlin leader "over a barrel". Russian officials have retaliated ...

It is Mr Xi who holds the cards in this relationship. Xi Jinping is in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin - and the Chinese president has the Kremlin leader "over a barrel". The court alleged the Russian president is "responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation". Dominic Waghorn](https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-teases-that-he-has-high-expectations-for-xi-meeting-12541713?postid=5658182#liveblog-body) [World meets in London to 'hold war criminals to account'](https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-arrest-warrant-issued-for-vladimir-putin-by-international-crime-court-over-alleges-war-crimes-12541713?postid=5657845#liveblog-body) [Russian officials told they must 'throw away' iPhones](https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-teases-that-he-has-high-expectations-for-xi-meeting-12541713?postid=5658346#liveblog-body) [Russian leader remains 'undeterred and unfazed' For context: The ICC last week alleged the Russian president is "responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation". As long as the war in Ukraine keeps the US and NATO preoccupied, as long as Mr Putin needs Mr Xi more than Mr Xi needs Mr Putin, that's a win for Beijing. Stuart Ramsay](https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-arrest-warrant-issued-for-vladimir-putin-by-international-crime-court-over-alleges-war-crimes-12541713?postid=5651762#liveblog-body) The Kremlin has called the move outrageous but legally void, as Russia is not a signatory to the treaty that underpins the ICC. "If there is any semblance of truth to the utterances that this is for the sake of children, instead of giving them a foreign passport, return them to the countries of their nationality." "It is really a very sad occasion and a very sombre occasion that for the first time ever, judges of the International Criminal Court, of any court, have felt it necessary to issue warrants against a leader and senior state officials from a permanent member of the Security Council," Mr Khan said. Helen-Ann Smith](https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-putin-teases-that-he-has-high-expectations-for-xi-meeting-12541713?postid=5658223#liveblog-body) [Xi has Putin 'over barrel' - and why China may want war to continue Vladimir Putin has welcomed China's plan to settle the "acute crisis" in Ukraine, at the start of talks with Xi Jinping at the Kremlin.

(Reuters) – March 20 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Moscow on Monday where he was expected to press Beijing's role as a potential ...

* Fierce fighting continued in the eastern town of Bakhmut with each side launching counter offensives. * Putin’s administration has told officials to stop using Apple iPhones because of concerns the devices are vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies. (Full Story)

Humanitarians have strongly condemned the latest deadly assault on aid workers in South Sudan, urging the Government to step up security and bring those ...

South Sudan is among the most dangerous places in the world for humanitarians, according to OCHA. Nine aid workers were killed last year, and nearly 420 incidents were reported. The UN agency is reassessing mitigation measures.

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping started a three-day state visit to Russia, where he's expected to deliver a strong message of support for ...

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Monday, March 20. Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Rome - Transforming agrifood systems is essential to adapt to human-caused climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Food and Agriculture ...

It’s time to break down the barriers and build synergies”, said Zitouni Ould-Dada, Deputy Director of the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment and Focal Point for the IPCC. In this context, FAO supports integrated water resources management to face water-related challenges in the context of climate change. “The report shows how agriculture can be central to climate action. The portfolio now exceeds over 1 billion. “We need to act now at scale. These include unsustainable energy use, land use and land-use change, as well as consumption and production patterns.

The final instalment of the sixth assessment report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been released today.

Beyond this, the use of space assets and technologies have untapped potential to be integrated and developed into more space solutions for fields such as energy, agriculture and city planning. Evidence of observed changes in extremes such as heatwaves, heavy precipitation, droughts, and tropical cyclones, and, in particular, their attribution to human influence, has further strengthened since the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report in 2014. This will be done via ‘nowcasting’, which refers to the quasi-real-time monitoring and prediction of severe storms as they develop and evolve. Specifically, the mission will be the first to measure anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Sea-level rise is unavoidable for centuries to millennia due to continuing ocean warming and ice sheet melt, and sea levels will remain elevated for thousands of years. More frequent and more intense extreme weather events are having increasingly dangerous effects on nature and on people in every region of the world. The current pace and scale of what has been done, as well as current plans, are insufficient to tackle climate change. The report stresses the need for urgent climate action to secure a liveable future for us all. The report states that solutions lie in climate resilient development. The Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide mission (CO2M) is being designed to measure just that. Over 30 researchers working on this ESA initiative also contributed directly to the report as lead or contributing authors or expert reviewers. The final instalment of the sixth assessment report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been released today.