News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1209
Life Below Water the UN Calls for Action on Ocean Protection
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - President of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir has told a high-level debate on oceans that the world cannot afford to delay action on ocean protection. “There is simply no scenario wherein we live on a planet without an ocean,” he said.
UN chief condemns deadly attacks targeting displaced people in DR Congo
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks by insurgents in the east and bring the perpetrators to account.
COVID crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022
- UN News
The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of more than 200 million people next year, with women and youth workers worst-hit, UN labour experts said on Wednesday.
Bridging the Gaps Between Climate Action & Biodiversity Preservation
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 02 (IPS) - With the climate negotiations getting more and more intense in the light of ensuring meaningful achievements in the upcoming COP- 26 summit in Edinburgh, an event that is key to move forward the pathway towards a net zero future started in Paris, this year World Environment Day on June 5 assumes an even more emblematic meaning.
Amidst COVID surge, Asia-Pacific region needs ‘immediate and stronger support’
- UN News
With the coronavirus still raging in many parts of the world, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday of vaccine shortages, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, and urged “immediate and stronger support” for the global COVAX initiative for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, “including for refugees and asylum-seekers”.
WFP feeds more than one million in Tigray, but needs support to reach more
- UN News
More than one million people in two areas of the war-ravaged Tigray region in Ethiopia have received emergency food assistance since distributions began in March, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.
Sowing Water by Restoring Ancient Ditches in the Peruvian Highlands
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jun 01 (IPS) - In the highlands near the capital of Peru, more than 3,000 metres above sea level, ageold water recovery techniques are being used to improve access to water for 1,400 families, for household consumption and for crops and livestock.
‘Simply no scenario’ where humanity can survive on an ocean-free planet
- UN News
The world must harness “clear, transformative and actionable solutions” to address the ocean crisis, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Tuesday, opening a meeting to generate momentum towards the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, when public health safety measures allow.
Vaccine equity at heart of new $50 billion plan to end pandemic, drive recovery
- UN News
Governments are being urged to finance a new $50 billion roadmap to end the COVID-19 pandemic and drive a fast recovery, announced on Tuesday by the heads of the world’s predominant global financing, health and trade agencies.
Why Investing in Women Is Key to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 01 (IPS) - Last year, the Asia-Pacific region recorded its worst economic performance in decades. With the pandemic far from over, the region’s recovery is slow, fragile and highly uneven both across and within countries. As the region struggles to recover, how can countries rebuild their economies and revive their development?
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