Global Issues News Headlines for “Environmental Issues” https://www.globalissues.org/news/topic/168 2024-03-28T22:18:27-07:00 Global Issues Inter Press Service UN News https://static.globalissues.org/i/globalissues.png https://static.globalissues.org/i/globalissues/logo-feed.jpghttps://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36343Ahead of UN Summit of the Future, Mobilizing Youth for Change2024-03-27T18:55:12-07:00<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2024/03/Future-Action-Festival_.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>TOKYO, Japan, Mar 27 (IPS) - In a significant precursor to the United Nations Summit of the Future slated for September, the "Future Action Festival" convened at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 24, drawing a crowd of approximately 66,000 attendees and reaching over half a million viewers via live streaming. The event, a collaborative effort by youth and citizen groups, aimed to foster a deeper understanding and proactive stance among young people on nuclear disarmament and climate change solutions.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36343">Read the full story, “Ahead of UN Summit of the Future, Mobilizing Youth for Change”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36338Global Governance: Time for Reform2024-03-27T06:58:13-07:00<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2024/03/ceasefire_.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>LONDON, Mar 27 (IPS) - At last the UN Security Council has <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/25/un-security-council-adopts-resolution-calling-for-immediate-gaza-ceasefire" rel="noopener" target="_blank">passed a resolution</a> calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. While stopping short of demanding a permanent end to the violence, it goes further than the world’s peak peace and security body had so far managed since the start of the current brutal phase of conflict in October. But the time it’s taken to get to this point signals an ongoing failure of global institutions to uphold human rights.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36338">Read the full story, “Global Governance: Time for Reform”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36337IMF Urges Non-alignment in Second Cold War2024-03-27T06:26:44-07:00<p>ACCRA, Ghana, Mar 27 (IPS) - The IMF no. 2 recommends non-alignment as the best option for developing countries in the second Cold War as geopolitics threatens already dismal prospects for the world economy and wellbeing.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36337">Read the full story, “IMF Urges Non-alignment in Second Cold War”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36347Stories from the UN Archive: A seminal moment for youth climate action2024-03-27T05:00:00-07:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Collections/Embargoed/27-03-2024-Severn-Cullis-Suzuki.jpg/image1440x560cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> <span lang="EN-GB">“What you do makes me cry at night,” 13-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki told the 1992 Earth Summit in Brazil in a message that resonates today as the world grapples with climate change.</span> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36347">Read the full story, “Stories from the UN Archive: A seminal moment for youth climate action”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36341With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste2024-03-27T05:00:00-07:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/15-10-2020_FAO_Uganda.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/27/36341">Read the full story, “With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/26/36326Parents Harness Pedal and Wind Power To Demand Climate Action2024-03-26T12:55:44-07:00<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2024/03/parentsforclimateyamandu-629x298.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>ROME, Mar 26 (IPS) - Extreme sports are not just for young people. Climate activism isn’t either. Yamandù Pagliano is proof.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/26/36326">Read the full story, “Parents Harness Pedal and Wind Power To Demand Climate Action”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/25/36318Defending Human Rights is Increasingly Dangerous: US Congress & Companies Must Act2024-03-25T05:14:12-07:00<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2024/03/Desmond-D’Sa_.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>WASHINGTON DC, Mar 25 (IPS) - Human rights defenders are under fire. At a time when the climate crisis is deepening and threats to democracy are on the rise, activists working to protect people and the environment are facing deadly threats. <a href="https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/resource-publication/global-analysis-2022" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Front Line Defenders</a> documented more than 400 murders of defenders in 2022—the highest number ever recorded.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/25/36318">Read the full story, “Defending Human Rights is Increasingly Dangerous: US Congress & Companies Must Act”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/23/36311Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on2024-03-23T05:00:00-07:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/25-03-23-earth-hour-UN-headquarter.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> <span>The largest global environment movement is happening on Saturday, when the UN invites people around the world to shut the lights to remember the planetary crisis during Earth Hour as young partners find new ways to drive climate action.</span> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/23/36311">Read the full story, “Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/22/36301Conservation Efforts by Ethnic Communities in Bangladesh Bolster Water Security2024-03-22T08:35:22-07:00<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2024/03/Women_Forest-629x419.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>RANGAMATI, Mar 22 (IPS) - Just a few years ago, Sudarshana Chakma (35), a resident of the remote Digholchari Debarmatha village under Bilaichari upazila in the Rangamati Hill District, had to traverse a long hilly path to fetch water for her household because there were no local water sources.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/22/36301">Read the full story, “Conservation Efforts by Ethnic Communities in Bangladesh Bolster Water Security”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/22/36302Fall-out from Ecuador’s Crises Highlights Need to Invest in Grassroots Resilience2024-03-22T08:14:20-07:00<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2024/03/Staff-from-the_-629x419.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>LITTLE ROCK, AR, Mar 22 (IPS) - Surita Sandosham is President and CEO of Heifer InternationalShocking and ongoing levels of <a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/ecuador/ecuador-insecurity-and-violence-dg-echo-echo-daily-flash-01-february-2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">violence</a> in Ecuador since the New Year followed by <a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/ecuador/latin-america-caribbean-weekly-situation-update-2-february-2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">flooding</a> caused by El Niño landed a double blow for those in the country who live day to day and are most vulnerable to instability.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/22/36302">Read the full story, “Fall-out from Ecuador’s Crises Highlights Need to Invest in Grassroots Resilience”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>