Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1011
First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future
- UN News
Farmers in south-west of Haiti are cultivating a future for the country as they continue to work their land despite the challenges caused by the 14 August earthquake. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) has been supporting their development over many years as FAO’s Jérémie-based staff member Mykerlange Balmir explains.
Homeless Camps, a Reflection of Growing Inequality in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Dec 10 (IPS) - Camps made up of thousands of tents and shacks have mushroomed in Chile due to the failure of housing policies and official subsidies for the sector, aggravated by the rise in poverty, the covid-19 pandemic and the massive influx of immigrants.
Promoting sustainability and the UN at Dubai Expo: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
Around two months into a six-month residency at Dubai Expo, the UN Hub has already attracted a large number of visitors, including several delegations from UN Member States. Dena Assaf, the UN Resident Coordinator for the UAE, and Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN at Expo, says that the event is a unique opportunity to highlight the aims and messages of the Organization.
Mountain Day: ‘Peak ambition must be to keep our summits clean’, declares veteran climber
- UN News
“The mountain for me is like the ocean, a space of liberty where you go where you want. We must respect these beautiful and magical places.”
‘Great Mining Migration’: Power-Hungry Bitcoin Leaves China
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Dec 10 (IPS) - On 14 April this year, the price of a single Bitcoin reached a then all-time-high of around US$64,870. Just over a month later, the price of the world’s most popular digital currency had tumbled to $34,259.
UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
- UN News
Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Rights experts appeal for greater civil society protections, amid rising repression
- UN News
Greater protection is needed for civil society representatives who are increasingly being targeted in repressive and life-threatening environments, UN and regional human rights experts said in a joint declaration published on Friday.
Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief
- UN News
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
It’s not enough to be non-racist, we need to be anti-racist
- UN News
“Humiliating and degrading,” is how activist Zulaikha Patel describes some of the racist experiences she and fellow students of colour endured at Pretoria High School for Girls in South Africa.
Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urges States to agree 'controlled' migration
- UN News
Despite repeated calls for concrete international action to reduce the tragic death toll of migrants, dozens were killed in Mexico when a crowded truck overturned in Chiapas on Thursday night, the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) said in a statement released on Friday.
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