News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1046
Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility
- UN News
The Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi’s International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian casualties and have been claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group, formally known as Ansar Allah.
Concrete action essential to fulfill Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor
- UN News
Nearly 20 years after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation in Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC), victims and survivors of atrocities are still seeking justice and accountability, Prosecutor Karim Khan told ambassadors on Tuesday.
UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’
- UN News
Addressing the virtual World Economic Forum, on Monday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, told world and business leaders that “global solidarity is missing in action”.
As the Pandemic Devastates the Poor, the World's 10 Richest Have Multiplied their Wealth into Trillions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 (IPS) - The numbers are unbelievably staggering: the world’s 10 richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion —at a rate of $15,000 per second or $1.3 billion a day, according to a new study from Oxfam International.
Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life
- UN News
Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday.
FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
- UN News
More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region.
Tonga volcanic eruption: Too soon to assess damage
- UN News
Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, is covered in ash and dust following the underwater volcanic eruption at the weekend, but the situation is calm there and first clean-up efforts are underway, UN humanitarians said on Monday.
Labour market recovery still ‘slow and uncertain’
- UN News
As the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on and global labour markets continue to struggle, the latest International Labour Organization (ILO) report, published on Monday, warns that recovery will remain slow.
UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
- UN News
With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative to provide equal access to vaccines for all reached the one billion milestone.
Tonga: The UN stands ready to support after volcano eruption and tsunami
- UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his deep concern after reports of a tsunami and ash affecting Tonga following the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific nation.
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