Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1028
Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever: UN envoy
- UN News
Although progress has been made in Somalia’s electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
Why Covid-19 Misinformation Works
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Nov 17 (IPS) - At the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used his allotted time at the podium to recount his views on Covid-19. He extolled the virtues of treatments that have been rejected by scientists and proclaimed that he had benefitted from the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination
- UN News
With more than 300,000 women dying from cervical cancer each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is joining advocates from across the globe on Wednesday to commemorate a Day of Action against the disease.
UN backs plans to ensure regular, healthy school meals for every child in need by 2030
- UN News
Following pandemic-driven school closures, five UN agencies threw their strong support behind an international coalition to improve the nutrition, health and education of school-age children around the world.
Push for Civil Registration Set to Hit Key Milestone in Asian and Pacific Countries
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 16 (IPS) - Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible achievement and a significant milestone in realizing human rights and equality. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, many weaknesses remain in official recording systems, creating gaps in knowledge about the population and affecting how authorities respond to crises and reach those in greatest need.
Conflict prevention means tackling economic, social, institutional drivers of strife
- UN News
Preventing conflicts requires closing development gaps, shrinking inequality and bringing hope to people around the globe, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Investing in UNRWA is ‘an investment in peace and hope’
- UN News
At a “critical conference” supporting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Secretary-General António Guterres outlined on Tuesday, the “essential role” it continues to play in generations of lives.
Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
- UN News
A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human rights experts, who have declared that is in “clear contravention of international law”.
‘We cannot lose hope’, UN chief tells media seminar on peace in the Middle East
- UN News
Sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine, and promoting a peaceful settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, are among the goals of the 2021 UN International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, which began on Tuesday.
Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
- UN News
Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
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