News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1161
WHO ‘exploring all options’ to get medical supplies into Afghanistan
- UN News
With medical stocks dwindling in Afghanistan, and the airport in the capital, Kabul, crippled by a terrorist attack, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to examine ways to deliver much-needed supplies to the country, a senior official told journalists in Geneva on Friday.
Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in COVID survival rates – UN agency heads
- UN News
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at “two alarmingly different speeds”, UN agency leaders said in a statement on Friday, noting that less than two per cent of adults are fully vaccinated in most low-income countries compared to almost 50 per cent in high-‑income nations.
More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF
- UN News
More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside their country of birth in 2020 and an additional 23.3 million displaced internally, according to a new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published on Friday.
UN entities condemn 'abhorrent' terrorist attack at Kabul airport
- UN News
The UN Security Council on Friday underlined the importance of combatting terrorism in Afghanistan following the deadly attack at the airport in the capital, Kabul.
Crisis in Afghanistan: All Eyes on Central Asia
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 27 (IPS) - The political and human catastrophe in Afghanistan is threatening to boost autocratic tendencies in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
With the withdrawal of US and coalition forces from Afghanistan and the rapid takeover by the Taliban, neighbouring Central Asian countries are once again at the focus of international attention.
Needed in the Global South: Wastewater Collection for COVID-19 Detection
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Canada, Aug 26 (IPS) - Understanding the scale and intensity of the COVID-19 virus and its emerging variants, predicting the pandemic’s direction, and developing and refining associated management response options are challenges likely to confront public-health officials and national governments worldwide well into the future.
Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region – UN chief
- UN News
A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, with serious political, economic and humanitarian implications for the country and the broader region, the Secretary-General warned the Security Council on Thursday.
WFP steps up support in Haiti
- UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up ongoing support to Haitians who are now facing destroyed homes, lost livelihoods and little or no access to food in the wake of the 14 August earthquake, the UN agency reported on Thursday.
Mexicos Suspicious Shark Fins Exports Under CITES
- Inter Press Service
LA PAZ, Mexico, Aug 26 (IPS) - At “The Lieutenant” (“El Teniente”) fishing site, near La Paz (Baja California Sur’s capital) the boats go by and come in all morning. To chase down sharks, fishers make their way to the Holy Spirit island, some 30 km away from La Paz. They unload the products that will be sold at the city’s fish markets.
Sharks, Victims of Mexican Authorities Neglect
- Inter Press Service
LA PAZ, Mexico, Aug 26 (IPS) - The Mexican fisherman Tomás Valencia, aged 70, remembers that around 30 years ago he used to catch a lot of sharks.
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