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The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP29, was the 29th United Nations Climate Change conference, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. [1] Mukhtar Babayev presided, while Samir Nuriyev headed the Organising Committee. [2] [3]
2024 Gramado Piper PA-42 crash. Ten people are killed and seventeen others are injured when a Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crashes into shops and a hotel while taking off from the Canela Airport in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The death toll from the stampede at two food distribution events in Abuja and Okija, Nigeria, increases to 32.
2009 World Habitat Day. World Habitat Day is marked on the first Monday of October each year, [1] and is recognized by the United Nations to reflect on the state of towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. [2]
2024 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
Beginning in March 2024, severe heat waves impacted Mexico, the Southern and Western United States, and Central America, leading to dozens of broken temperature records, [1] mass deaths of animals from several threatened species, water shortages requiring rationing, [2] increased forest fires, and over 155 deaths in Mexico with 2,567 people suffering from heat-related ailments. [3]
World Water Day is an annual United Nations (UN) observance day held on the 22nd of March that highlights the importance of fresh water.The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. [1]
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