News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1063
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over
- UN News
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province that began in October, is officially over, national health authorities announced this Thursday.
Energy Inequality in Latin America Exacerbated by Pandemic, High Prices
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Dec 15 (IPS) - The effects of the covid-19 pandemic and high energy prices have had an impact on the consumption of polluting fuels in Latin America and the Caribbean, exacerbating energy poverty in the region.
Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Rights Committee says
- UN News
Venezuela violated a jurist’s right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption of innocence, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple in 2021
- UN News
Compared to the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was “undoubtedly worse” for the Americas, where infections and deaths tripled, the top UN health official there reported on Wednesday.
South Sudan: ‘Headwinds’ warning from UN mission chief over peace accord
- UN News
The UN Special Representative in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, issued a warning to the Security Council on Wednesday that new “headwinds” could threaten the country’s fragile peace accord, following years of brutal civil conflict.
Rights defenders under attack in Asia – UN experts
- UN News
Reprisals against human rights defenders were in the spotlight on Wednesday as UN independent experts documented instances of abuse in Indonesia and Pakistan.
Youth at Forefront of Climate Change Action Will Make Biggest Impact
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Dec 15 (IPS) - On Gladys Habu’s birthday, she filmed a message to world leaders while standing waist-deep in the sea next to a dead tree stump – the only remnant of Kale Island now submerged underwater due to climate-change-induced sea-level rise.
UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
- UN News
Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific
- UN News
COVID-19 led to rising food insecurity for around 54 million people living in the vast Asia-Pacific region during 2020, according to a joint UN agency report published on Wednesday.
Fundamental freedoms squeezed in Ukraine, Human Rights Council hears
- UN News
The UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday that fundamental freedoms in Ukraine have been squeezed in Government-controlled areas, as well as across the contact line in eastern territories, held by mainly pro-Russian separatists.
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