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The SDGs, COVID-19 and the Global South: Insights from the Sustainable Development Report 2020
- Inter Press Service
PARIS/NEW YORK, Jul 16 (IPS) - Every year, the Sustainable Development Report (SDR) tracks the performance of all UN member states on the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – adopted in 2015 by world leaders. This article discusses progress made on the SDGs in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and South Asia, as well as the likely short-term impacts of COVID-19 in these regions where reported daily cases and virus transmission are growing rapidly. It identifies five key measures that international cooperation efforts should urgently include to address the immediate consequences of the health and economic crises in vulnerable countries and population groups.
Dealing with Food Insecurity, on a Longer Term
- Inter Press Service
ILLINOIS, United States, Jul 16 (IPS) - African countries are beginning to reopen borders, and this is finally enabling many citizens to resume their normal life. However, there is still an urgent need for African countries to prioritize agriculture to tackle food insecurity issues that have been exacerbated by COVID and will continue to be an issue into the near future. According to the latest estimates by the United Nations World Food Programme, COVID-19's compounding effects could drive 270 million people into food insecurity.
Covid-19 Cannot Be Defeated by a Divided World
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 16 (IPS) - Announcing an independent evaluation of the global Covid-19 response on 9th July, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asked why it has been "difficult for humans to unite and fight a common enemy that is killing people indiscriminately?".
IPS Webinar: Gender Equality Crucial in 'Building Back Better' Post-COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 15 (IPS) - While men are more likely to die from COVID-19, women are facing the full blow of the socio-economic fallout from the ongoing pandemic as well seeing a reversal in equality gains made over the last two decades, says an all-women panel of international thought leaders, who met virtually during a discussion convened by IPS.
Fog Traps Save Chilean Farming Community from Severe Drought
- Inter Press Service
OVALLE, Chile, Jul 15 (IPS) - "The harvested water has helped us at critical times and the fog nets have also brought us visibility. Today we produce beer here and many tourists come," says Daniel Rojas, president of the Peña Blanca Agricultural Community in Chile.
Coronavirus Shows the Dangers of Letting Market Forces Govern Health and Social Care
- Inter Press Service
Jul 15 (IPS) - In March, 10,000 NHS staff signed a letter to UK prime minister Boris Johnson demanding better protection against COVID-19. Nurses and doctors wanted to treat patients without fear of infecting them and to minimise their own risk of falling ill. But they lacked the proper protective equipment.
UN Chief Remains Focused on Re-election While Geneva Staff Feel Abandoned
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 15 (IPS) - Two years have passed since the introduction of the illegal pay cuts imposed on staff in the Professional category-- and above-- working for the UN in Geneva, following a cost of living survey conducted by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) in 2016.
Cheap or Adequate and Accessible to Everyone?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 15 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed some lesser-known realities, or some we had not wanted to think about, and exposed its consequences for the right of people to feed themselves in dignity.
Q&A: Understanding COVID-19's Impact on Food Security and Nutrition
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 15 (IPS) - While it is too early to assess the full impact of the global COVID-19 lockdowns, at least 83 million to 132 million more people may go hungry this year -- 690 million people were classified as hungry in 2019 -- as the pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities and inadequacies of global food systems.
Re-Conversion of Hagia Sophia into a Mosque a Very Trumpian Move
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 14 (IPS) - President Erdogan's "reconversion" of the Hagia Sophia, into a mosque is a very Trumpian move, making a populist gestures to his base evoking shared misconceptions of history, reckless of its actual diplomatic and economic cost.
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