Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1039
Step up vaccines against Group B strep, linked to baby deaths and disability
- UN News
New vaccines are urgently needed against a common bacterium which is a major cause of preterm births, disability and babies’ deaths globally, according to a UN-backed report published on Wednesday.
UN chief extremely concerned by escalation of violence in Ethiopia
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency.
Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations
- UN News
With world leaders expressing hope that the goal of supplying $100 billion a year in climate finance support for developing countries is within reach, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday that the target would likely not be met until 2023 and would require additional funding after that.
Afghanistan: Deadly hospital attack; UN ramps up aid delivery
- UN News
A deadly attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital, is a reminder that health facilities should never be a target, the UN’s Deputy Spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Integrate water supplies and climate action, world leaders urge
- UN News
Water and climate action must be integrated to ensure sufficient water supply in the face of a rising global population and environmental degradation, a coalition of world leaders said on Tuesday.
COP26: The Many Links Between Food Systems & Climate Change: Message to Glasgow
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Nov 02 (IPS) - Unless food systems transformation is put at the center of climate action, commitments governments have already made, and could make at COP26, will be jeopardized.
10 blue helmets injured during attack in Central African Republic
- UN News
Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were shot and wounded on Monday.
In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP
- UN News
“Pockets of famine” have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
COP26: More than 100 countries commit to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030
- UN News
A pivotal pledge to save and restore our planet’s forests was officially announced on the second day of the COP26 World Leaders Summit, and with that deal came a long list of commitments from public and private sector actors to combat climate change, curb biodiversity destruction and hunger, and to protect indigenous people’s rights.
Fighting Dengue Virus with Biological Weapons
- Inter Press Service
Karachi, Nov 02 (IPS) - Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Tajammal felt a sense of “impending doom” as she fought high fever, nausea, bouts of vomiting and extreme fatigue after being diagnosed with dengue two weeks back.
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