Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1017
From the Field: ‘climate-smart’ development in an uncertain world
- UN News
Today, when the UN plans initiatives to help vulnerable communities become more resilient, the climate crisis has to be part of the equation. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is connecting the dots between people and the impacts that climate change is having on their lives.
Somalia: Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay
- UN News
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as shipping and protection measures to keep vessels safe, have returned to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gambia: Guterres calls for ‘credible and transparent’ election
- UN News
As Gambians prepare to choose their next president on Saturday, the UN Secretary-General asked on Friday for voters to help foster “a peaceful environment” at the polls.
Excess salt in soils puts food security at risk: FAO
- UN News
Improper water management, including insufficient supply and poor quality drainage systems, are contributing to excessive soil salinization – a problem that threatens global food security, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Act to Save Children Living Precarious Lives in Cameroon’s Forgotten and Neglected Conflict
- Inter Press Service
Yaoundé, Cameroon, Dec 03 (IPS) - Education is under attack in Cameroon. As one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world unfolds, Education Cannot Wait’s director Yasmine Sherif and the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland, say the children are pawns for grown men in a political conflict.
With 1.3 million annual road deaths, UN wants to halve number by 2030
- UN News
Road accidents are still responsible for 1.3 million annual deaths and 50 million injuries all over the world, but the United Nations has a Global Plan to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030.
Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray conflict
- UN News
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence against women and girls caught in the Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia.
Avoid starvation: ‘Immediate priority’ for 3.5 million Afghans
- UN News
Amidst “truly unprecedented levels” of hunger in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that as winter arrives, avoiding widespread starvation “is an immediate priority”.
COP26: Convert climate ‘promises to action’, urge UN rights experts
- UN News
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, independent UN human rights experts on Friday issued an urgent call to “move from promises to action” on the outcomes of the UN’s landmark COP26 climate conference.
UN chief: COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities
- UN News
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic.
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