Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1079
Struggling economies, widening inequality and millions vulnerable: the urgent need for vaccine equity
- UN News
Health leaders agree that a world without COVID-19 will not be possible until everyone has equal access to vaccines. More than 4.6 million people have died from the virus since it swept across the globe from the beginning of 2020, but it’s expected that the rate of people dying will slow if more people are vaccinated.
UN chief message to world leaders: ‘Wake up, change course, unite’
- UN News
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with UN News, Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on world leaders to ‘wake up’, make an immediate course correction at home and abroad, and unite.
Giant eco-friendly artwork set to inspire world leaders during the UN General Assembly
- UN News
The 11,000 square meters ‘ephemeral fresco’ was created by Swiss artist Saype. It shows two children building the world of the future and represents, among other messages, the participation of young people in the United Nations.
Indigenous Peoples in Mexico Defend Their Right to Water
- Inter Press Service
LERMA/COYOTEPEC, Mexico, Sep 18 (IPS) - In the San Lorenzo Huitzizilapan Otomí indigenous community, in the state of Mexico –adjacent to the country’s capital–, access to water has been based on collective work.
FROM THE FIELD: Haiti’s gruelling post-quake road to recovery
- UN News
Thousands of Haitians continue to take refuge in neighbours’ houses, makeshift shelters, chapels or informal displacement sites, a month after a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the west of the Caribbean island where they live. That’s according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) which has been assisting in recovery efforts.
First Person: A life dedicated to indigenous rights in Brazil
- UN News
For almost 30 years, Brazilian activist Joenia Wapixana, has been fighting for indigenous land rights and against “institutionalized discrimination” in Brazil. In a special interview with UN News, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, she says it’s time to dedicate more resources to this fight.
UNICEF stresses Afghan girls must not be excluded from school
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of closure due to COVID-19, but stressed that girls must not be kept from the classroom.
Afghanistan: Efforts To Prevent a Food Crisis Before Everything Becomes More Serious
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 17 (IPS) - The traumatic events that occurred in recent weeks in Afghanistan have once again placed this Asian country at the center of the world’s attention with high-impact coverage and analysis in the media.
Afghanistan: Security Council resolution calls for ‘equal and meaningful participation of women’
- UN News
The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of “equal and meaningful participation” of women in public life.
Paris climate deal could go up in smoke without action: Guterres
- UN News
Unless wealthy nations commit to tackling emissions now, the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” to 2.7-degrees of heating by the end of the century, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned on Friday.
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