Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1060
Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council
- UN News
The Human Rights Council recognised this Friday, for the first time, that having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.
Pink flamingos return to Kazakhstan’s capital in time for World Migratory Bird Day
- UN News
Following five years of absence, pink flamingos have been flocking back to Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, much to the delight of residents who have flooded social media with photos of their return.
UN health agency issues definition of post COVID-19 condition to aid treatment
- UN News
The first official clinical definition of living with “post COVID” sickness, has been agreed upon following global consultation and released to help boost treatment for sufferers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Build Forward Fairer in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Oct 08 (IPS) - Cities have been epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020. City authorities have been the frontlines responders—from running testing stations, to managing food distribution, to disposing of corpses. Yet they are often under-resourced, and their critical role in policy implementation is often overlooked.
World misses most 2020 mental health targets: WHO
- UN News
At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting a growing need for mental health support, there has been a worldwide failure to provide people with the services they need, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded.
UNHCR recommends the end of refugee status for Ivorians by June
- UN News
Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, recommended on Thursday that countries hosting Ivorians end their refugee status, and help them to voluntarily repatriate, obtain permanent residency or began the naturalization process to remain.
Artificial intelligence can help halve road deaths by 2030
- UN News
Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep roads safe for everyone, three UN Special Envoys said on Thursday, leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative.
Mangrove Blue Carbon for Climate Change Mitigation
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Oct 07 (IPS) - Smelly, boggy, and full of bugs, mangroves’ superpowers are well hidden. However, there is rising confidence that mangroves are the silver bullet to combat the effects of climate change.
COVID-19: Global vaccine plan aims to end ‘two-track pandemic’
- UN News
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday unveiled an $8 billion pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a bid to make vaccines accessible to everyone, everywhere.
COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’ says rights chief
- UN News
COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within and between countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told a major urban policy event in South Korea on Thursday.
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