News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1196
Guterres: Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’, punish perpetrators
- UN News
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Call for Political Belt-tightening to Prevent Drought Becoming the Next Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India, Jun 17 (IPS) - June 17 is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. A new report shows that climate change, overuse and conversion for agriculture, cities and infrastructure, which also drive drought and desertification, have already degraded one fifth of the planet’s land area.
“Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic and there is no vaccine to cure it.”
One in every 100 dies by their own hand, each suicide ‘a tragedy’ – WHO
- UN News
New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide – taking more lives each year than HIV, malaria, breast cancer, war and homicide.
UN chief urges debt relief extension for middle-income countries
- UN News
Innovative measures to address debt are required to help the world’s more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Thursday.
The Caribbean Looks to Research for Answers to COVID-19, NCDs and Climate Change Challenges
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - In 1956, the Caribbean held its first major scientific meeting, organised by the Standing Advisory Committee for Medical Research in the British Caribbean. At the time, the Mayaro Virus, a dengue-like viral disease often called ‘jungle flu’ had just been identified as a new human disease agent by W.G Downs and G.H Wattley in Trinidad.
Will a British ICC Chief Prosecutor be Brave Enough to Investigate UK & its Allies?
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 17 (IPS) - As British barrister Karim Khan QC begins his term as ICC chief prosecutor, his first steps should be to proceed with investigations into alleged war crimes involving UK allies in Afghanistan and Palestine.
Milestone moment for UN principles on business and human rights, but abuses persist
- UN News
Although more companies are committing to respect human rights, gaps and challenges remain, UN experts said on Wednesday in assessing a decade of standards for business that take the wellbeing of people and the planet into consideration.
Setting the Stage for Wars During a Global Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
VANCOUVER, Canada, Jun 16 (IPS) - Looking through my emails for the last year, I was struck by how often the adjective “unprecedented” occurred. The term, of course, referred to the global Covid-19 pandemic. One would imagine that this unprecedented year would result in unprecedented trends in other aspects of life.
Central Sahel: Ground Zero in Tackling Climate Change Through Education
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 16 (IPS) - The climate crisis is amplifying the effects of instability and violence in the world’s poorest countries. Nowhere is this more visible than in Africa’s Central Sahel region, where increasing temperature, floods, droughts and other climate change-induced disasters are triggering conflicts, displacement, and pushing girls and boys into the shadows.
UN chief: Desertification and drought destabilizing well-being of 3.2 billion people
- UN News
Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “undermines the well-being of 3.2 billion people”, the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
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