News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1061
UN chief calls for unity among Lebanese leaders, affirms solidarity with citizens
- UN News
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Lebanese leaders on Sunday to work together to solve multiple crises plaguing the nation.
Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to take entire population with it
- UN News
Afghanistan’s economy is in “free fall”, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may “pull the entire population with it”.
From the Field: Interweaving ecosystems in Indonesia
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is working with local communities in Indonesia’s Kalimantan forests to protect biodiversity and generate sustainable livelihoods.
In a world of choices, ‘let us choose peace’, urges UN chief
- UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres received the Lamp of Peace award on Saturday, a major honour from the Catholic Church, which he said recognizes the work of UN personnel “striving for peace around the world”.
Can recycling cut unsafe migration from Haiti?
- UN News
The unsafe migration of people from Haiti could be reduced by a recycling initiative which is aimed at tackling environmental degradation.
WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
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The World Health Organization (WHO) approved on Friday the Covovax vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL), elevating to nine the number of immunizations approved to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘UN stands with the people of Lebanon’, declares Guterres
- UN News
Elections next year will be key to a better future for Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday ahead of an official visit to the country later this weekend.
‘Solidarity with migrants has never been more urgent’: Guterres
- UN News
In a message just ahead of International Migrants Day, celebrated on Saturday, the United Nations Secretary-General said that expressing solidarity with migrants on the move, “has never been more urgent.”
UN rights office urges Viet Nam to release jailed activists
- UN News
Authorities in Viet Nam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Cameroon: Intercommunal clashes continue to displace thousands
- UN News
Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon’s Far North region over the past two weeks have driven at least 100,000 people from their homes, although the actual number may be much higher, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Friday.
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