Global Issues
News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1088
From locusts to cyclones: The human cost of interlinked disasters
- UN News
Many extreme environmental events have a devastating effect on people’s lives, and a new UN report reveals that many of them are linked by the same underlying causes. On the day the study is released, we look at the impact of a locust swarm on a Kenyan farmer, and the ways that Cyclone Amphan affected an Indian worker.
Human activity the common link between disasters around the world, says UN report
- UN News
Disasters such as cyclones, floods, and droughts are more connected than we might think, and human activity is the common thread, a UN report released on Wednesday reveals.
Security Council must not fail women, girls of Afghanistan, Elders warn
- UN News
The Security Council cannot fail the women and girls of Afghanistan, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson warned on Tuesday, as she reminded its 15 members of the relentless work carried out over nearly 20 years to secure their rights through constitutional, legislative and policy changes.
Shared ‘grief and anxiety’ a powerful unifying factor in COVID fight
- UN News
The General Assembly on Tuesday held a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’, say WHO experts
- UN News
Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
UN warns of 'urgent imperative' to avoid acute Afghan food insecurity
- UN News
With food aid running out, Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services, said UN agencies on Tuesday, releasing a flash appeal for more than $600 million to support around 11 million across the crisis-wracked country to the end of the year.
‘Unprecedented funding gap’ for 7 million facing hunger in Ethiopia: WFP
- UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing an unprecedented funding gap of $426 million for its operation in Ethiopia, as the UN agency ramps up delivery to meet the needs of up to 12 million people this year.
“Time Is A-Wasting”: Making the Case for CEDAW Ratification by the United States
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 07 (IPS) - The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that has yet to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), rendering it “strange bedfellows” with Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Tonga, and Palau.
End Vaccine Apartheid
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 07 (IPS) - Vaccine costs have pushed many developing countries to the end of the COVID-19 vaccination queue, with most low-income ones not even lining up. Worse, less vaccinated poor nations cannot afford fiscal efforts to provide relief or stimulate recovery, let alone achieve Agenda 2030.
Yemen: UN agency helping stranded migrants to return home
- UN News
Amid intensifying conflict in Yemen, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrants stranded in the country to return home, the UN agency reported on Tuesday.
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