Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1041
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high
- UN News
Record greenhouse gas concentrations have pushed the planet into uncharted territory, with repercussions likely for current and future generations, warned the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) this Sunday.
Mitigate climate risks, build resilience, UN chief says in message celebrating world’s cities
- UN News
Although sea level rise could put more than 800 million people in coastal cities at direct risk by 2050, less than 10 per cent of climate finance for urban areas goes to adaptation and resilience, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
At G20, UN chief calls for global leadership towards full, equitable post-pandemic recovery
- UN News
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday called on G20 leaders to step up efforts to ensure the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is fair, inclusive and prevents further suffering.
Traffickers abusing online technology, UN crime prevention agency warns
- UN News
Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit, are taking advantage of online technologies for every step of their criminal activities.
First Person: Telling the tragic story of mercury poisoning in Japan
- UN News
Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness caused by industrial mercury poisoning, which originated in the Japanese town of the same name in the 1950s. As a UN conference on preventing future poisoning outbreaks gets underway, we hear Mr. Ogata’s story.
Combating Energy Poverty in Chile with Community Inclusion
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Oct 29 (IPS) - More than 90 percent of Chile's 17.5 million people have access to electricity. But many live in energy poverty because they do not have access to hot water, have unsafe connections, houses without thermal insulation and with indoor pollution, or can't afford to pay the monthly bill.
Security Council adopts ‘first of its kind’ resolution on protecting classrooms from conflict
- UN News
Acting unanimously on Friday, the Security Council adopted a unique resolution strongly condemning attacks against schools, children and teachers and urging conflict parties to immediately safeguard the right to education.
Ahead of Sudan protests, UN chief asks military to ‘show restraint’
- UN News
With mass civil protests against this week’s military coup planned for Saturday in Sudan, the UN Secretary-General has a simple message: “I urge the military to show restraint, and not to create any more victims.”
World leaders urged to prioritize action on water and climate
- UN News
Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and nine other international organizations said on Friday in a letter to world leaders issued ahead of the COP26 UN climate change conference.
With crisis deepening in Mali, UN top envoy says ‘all is not lost’
- UN News
The UN Special Representative for Mali told the Security Council on Friday that despite collective efforts, “the reality is that the security situation has deteriorated and the crisis is deepening”, across the northwest African nation.
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