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The World Meteorological Organization Statement on the State of the Climate in 2019 will be released on Tuesday 10 March 2020 at a press conference with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas at United Nations headquarters, New York. This key UN multi-agency statement provides authoritative information on climate indicators and extreme weather, as well as impacts on socio-economic development, human health, migration and displacement, food security and land and marine ecosystems. It is based on contributions from national meteorological and hydrological services, leading international experts, scientific institutions and United Nations agencies. It is the twenty-sixth WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate. The annual report was first issued in 1993. The 2019 edition marks sustained international efforts dedicated to measuring, analyzing and understanding the year to year variations and long-term trends of our changing climate.The report informs Member States, the United Nations system and decision-makers about the status of the climate system. It complements the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reporting cycle in producing updated information for the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other climate policy frameworks. It elaborates on information contained in a Provisional Statement issued at the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid on 3 December 2019//NK(PR)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will discuss next steps to take in Syrian Idlib to prevent crisis. It was stated by Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov Wednesday. The two leaders are set to meet in Moscow on Thursday. Peskov told reporters the plans are to discuss the crisis in Idlib​​​. He added the expectations are to reach understanding about what led to the crisis, the reasons for this crisis, the harmful impact of this crisis and a set of necessary joint steps to further prevention. (Sputnik)

The World Bank has committed $12bn (£9.4bn) in aid for developing countries grappling with the spread of the coronavirus. The emergency package includes low-cost loans, grants and technical assistance. The action comes as leaders around the world pledge to shield their countries from the economic impact of the outbreak. It follows warnings that slowdown from the outbreak could tip countries into recession. World Bank Group President David Malpass told the BBC the aid is intended to help countries improve their public health response to the crisis, as well as work with the private sector to reduce the economic impact. The organisation said it would prioritise the poorest and most at-risk countries in distributing the aid to counter the effects of the virus, which has spread to more than 70 countries around the world. Half of the package comes from the bank's International Finance Corporation, which works with the private sector. About $4bn of the $12bn is being shifted from previously available funds. (BBC)

British National Health Service has declared a major incident over the coronavirus outbreak asking hospitals to open new wards to treat infectious diseases. 12 new British cases emerged Wednesday having arrived from Italy, Germany, Singapore, Japan and Iran. There are now 51 cases in the UK. A total of 13,911 people have been tested. 12 people have been discharged from hospital. No one in the UK has died from the virus. In a press conference Wednesday (04/03/20) in London, British Pime Minister Boris Johnson makes sure to keep the country save as the government priority.

"I fully understand public concern, your concern about the global spread of the virus and it is highly likely that we will see a growing numbers of UK cases. That’s why keeping the country save is the government overriding priority" Johnson said   

Meanwhile British Health minister, Matt Hancock MP said that the action plan that has been published is to show transparent way that British government do to stop the virus outbreak.

"So the plan that we published today is being done as transparent as possible about the action that we might have to take not that we definitely will. Because if we do have to do some of these things which is a bit unusual for the government have to do. We want people to know its part of the plan, that its lead by science and its important. Today we’re not asking people to do more then wash your hands, if you have sneeze or cough catch it and follow public health advise if you travel" The minister said. 

Hancock added that Britishgovernment will do everything to contain this virus spreading through out the country. The world health organisation has described this as ‘uncharted territory’, as nations rush to contain the spread of the virus as well as containing public fears.More than 90,000 people are infected worldwide with 3,100 deaths. At least 70 countries are affected, the latest to report cases are in Morocco and Ukraine//(VOI/NK/AHM)