Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1015
Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO
- UN News
Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, and the environment.
Internet Governance Forum promotes inclusive digital future for all
- UN News
Leveraging the power of the Internet while tackling the risks of cyberspace is the focus of a UN meeting underway in Katowice, Poland, this week.
35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel
- UN News
Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
UNICEF launches record emergency appeal as escalating conflicts push millions to the brink
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday launched an appeal for a record $9.4 billion as attacks against children continue to rise. Close to 24,000 grave violations against youngsters were confirmed last year, or 72 violations a day, according to the agency, in its largest ever appeal for funding.
Clashes displace thousands in Darfur, where 6.2 million will need assistance next year
- UN News
With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse and around 6.2 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year, UN agencies reported on Tuesday.
Omicron & Developing Countries - Where Threats are the Greatest
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Dec 07 (IPS) - On 25 November, news emerged from South Africa of a new COVID-19 variant. It has since been identified as Omicron, a Greek alphabet derivation the World Health Organization (WHO) reserves for virus variants “of concern”.
Climate Change: Adapt for the Future, Not the Past
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 07 (IPS) - Funding for developing countries to address global warming is grossly inadequate. Very little finance is for adaptation to climate change, the urgent need of countries most adversely affected. Also, adaptation needs to be forward-looking rather than only addressing accumulated problems.
Women sweep UN’s 2021 ‘Champions of the Earth’ awards
- UN News
A Caribbean-based prime minister, a scientist, a group of indigenous women, and an entrepreneur were announced on Tuesday as this year’s winners of the United Nations’ Champions of the Earth awards.
All Humans Are Born Equal in Rights? Thats Still Far from Being True
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Dec 06 (IPS) - ”All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” These words are a sound introduction to the transcendental issue of human rights and equalities, as stated by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Poor Communities on the Salvadoran Coast Face Constant Threat of Eviction
- Inter Press Service
SAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador, Dec 06 (IPS) - Small farmer Francisco Martínez pushed his son’s wheelchair to another part of the courtyard of their house, located in a small coastal community in El Salvador, before saying sadly: "It would be a great injustice if they kicked us out of here."
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