News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1174
Alarming Crisis of Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in DRC
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Jul 29 (IPS) - The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most hostile and dangerous regions for journalists. A complex conflict, deeply rooted in the country’s past, allows very little freedom, both movement and the press.
From electric dreams to supercharged reality: the road race to a clean energy future
- UN News
The global Formula E electric race series, a partner with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has grown in popularity since it launched some seven years ago, attracting the attention of major car manufacturers, changing people’s perceptions of electric vehicles, and bringing the world one step closer to a sustainable transport future.
First Person: ‘I’m not old enough to be a woman’ says trafficked teen
- UN News
A teenage girl who was sold for sex for the price of a few beers as a twelve-year-old, has told the United Nations how she was trafficked between Burundi and Tanzania in East Africa.
COVID-19 vaccine shipments boost for Africa
- UN News
After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
Yemen: New World Bank funds offer lifeline to most vulnerable
- UN News
Three UN agencies on Thursday welcomed $127 million in new funding from the World Bank to provide lifesaving support to some of the country’s most hard hit rural families, struggling under the impact of multiple crises.
Witchcraft killings of people with albinism have risen during the COVID-19 pandemic, says UN expert
- UN News
People being plunged into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the killing of people with albinism, the outgoing UN appointed independent expert said on Thursday.
Human trafficking: UN chief calls for action as COVID leaves ‘many millions’ more vulnerable
- UN News
UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children.
Countries urged to develop pandemic preparedness and response treaty
- UN News
A senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the need for a global treaty on pandemic preparedness and response, urging countries to “seize the moment” and support its development.
Revamped UN System Crucial for a Changing World
- Inter Press Service
LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) - From an international humanitarian perspective, the first half of 2021 has been disappointing. We’re no further ahead in ending the conflict in Syria and Yemen. From the fledgling democracy that it had become, Myanmar has descended into what most of its people had hoped was a bygone era of military rule. And in Ethiopia, where its Prime Minister, Ably Ahmed, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, armed conflict in Tigray is preventing the 2020 winners of the very same prize, the World Food Programme, from delivering the food needed to stop at least 350,000 Ethiopians from starving to death.
Water Scarcity: Coming Soon
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) - In 1995, a highly-respected water expert in South Africa, Bill Pitman, in very concise terms illustrated that the country, already battling a growing lack of water then, would likely run out in 25 years if it did not increase its supply.
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