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From the Field: Working with nature to transform lives
- UN News
So-called “nature-based solutions” are an important element in tackling the climate crisis, but they also play a major role in addressing other challenges, from food security, to health, and sustainable development.
5 things you should know about the greenhouse gases warming the planet
- UN News
News stories about the climate crisis often contain mentions of greenhouse gases, and the greenhouse effect. Whilst most will find the analogy easy to understand, what exactly are these gases, and why are they contributing to the warming of the Earth?
Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chief
- UN News
The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a “significant confidence-building step”.
Myanmar: WFP plans to aid 4 million through 2022
- UN News
Ten months since the military takeover in February 2021, food insecurity in Myanmar has risen sharply, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Underfunded and Deadly Tuberculosis Needs its Own Bill Gates
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 07 (IPS) - Global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) are futile without dedicated investment in research into the debilitating disease that is killing 4000 people a day, Stop TB Partnership warns.
Climate change: For 25th year in a row, Greenland ice sheet shrinks
- UN News
2021 marked the 25th year in a row in which the key Greenland ice sheet lost more mass during the melting season, than it gained during the winter, according to a new UN-endorsed report issued on Friday.
Forensic lab aids crack down on illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam
- UN News
Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police efforts to crack down on illegal trafficking, with support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Activism will be Key to Overcoming the Covid-19 Crisis
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 07 (IPS) - As the Omicron surge overwhelms the world, it is clear to people everywhere that the actions which leaders so far have taken in response to the Covid-19 crisis have not been sufficient to overcome it.
Relief teams fear worsening aftermath of Super Typhoon Rai
- UN News
Super Typhoon Rai which ripped through the Philippines over Christmas, has created a massive emergency with huge and ongoing needs, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Too Harmful: The March of Salt and Plastics on World Soils
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jan 06 (IPS) - There are more under-reported consequences of human activities unmatching the rhythm of Mother Nature. Such is the case, among many others, of the growing salinisation and ‘plastification’ of the world's soils.
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