Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1016
COVID-19: Students face $17 trillion loss in lifetime earnings
- UN News
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a staggering $17 trillion in lost lifetime earnings for today’s students, according to a UN-backed report issued on Monday.
General Assembly defers decision on Afghanistan and Myanmar seats
- UN News
The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to delay a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body.
DR Congo: Limitations to ‘strictly military approach’ to stem violence, mission chief warns
- UN News
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security Council on Monday that “a lasting solution” to the violence “requires a broader political commitment to address the root causes of conflict.”
Africa Should Bargain Hard for COVID Vaccine Equity: Lessons from Indonesia during Avian Flu
- Inter Press Service
MANOA, Hawaii / TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec 06 (IPS) - Many countries around the world have punished most of the African continent for the scientific discovery of the Omicron variant through the imposition of travel bans.
Severe cash crunch threatens WFP operations in Ethiopia
- UN News
Millions of people in Ethiopia could be pushed deeper into hunger as the World Food Programme (WFP) faces a major funding shortfall that threatens its operations there over the coming six months, the UN agency warned on Monday.
With 280 prisoners dead in Ecuador, UN experts call for urgent action
- UN News
Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates dead and hundreds injured in Ecuadorian prisons this year, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for urgent government action to address the issue.
Global Arms Industry Thrives Amid Worldwide Pandemic Devastation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 06 (IPS) - The 21-month long pandemic, which began with the outbreak of the deadly corona virus back in March 2020, ravaged hundreds and thousands of businesses and industries resulting either in widespread losses, closures or bankruptcies.
Myanmar: UN deplores conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi
- UN News
The UN’s top human rights official on Monday condemned the imprisonment of Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi by a military-controlled court, and called for her release. She also faces additional charges of corruption and electoral fraud.
COVID contributed to 69,000 malaria deaths WHO finds, though ‘doomsday scenario’ averted
- UN News
Disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in considerable increases in malaria cases and deaths between 2019 and 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
First Person: ‘Trafficking is a crime can happen in front of our eyes’
- UN News
Ilias Chatzis heads up a global team of more than 60 experts at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), committed to countering Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling. He says that more focus needs to be placed on those who profit from the crimes, rather than the victims.
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