News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1215
UN chief appeals for dialogue in Samoa amid prime ministerial stand-off
- UN News
The UN has called for dialogue in Samoa, where the first woman elected as Prime Minister was locked out of Parliament on Monday amid a bitter power struggle with the country’s long-standing leader.
Guterres deeply concerned over ‘forced landing’ and arrest of Belarus opposition journalist, as condemnation grows
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” over the apparent forced landing of a commercial passenger jet over Belarus, and the subsequent detention of a prominent dissident and journalist by authorities there.
WFP scales up support in Yemen but fears response could be hampered
- UN News
Although the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up support to people in Yemen’s worst hunger hotspots, in efforts to prevent famine, sustaining response through the rest of the year is uncertain, the UN agency warned on Monday.
One blue helmet lost is ‘one too many’: UN peacekeeping chief reports spike in 2021 fatalities
- UN News
UN blue helmets face an increasing number of attacks throughout the complex environments in which they work, the head of the Organization’s peacekeeping operations told the Security Council on Monday.
A Growing Shift in the Narrative about Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 2021 (IPS) - A keen awareness about the intersection of our ecosystem and the “accelerating destabilisation of the climate” is helping shift the narrative for climate action and can help us transition from being polluters to becoming protectors of the climate, said Marco Lambertini, Director General at the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Military Gender Advocate of the Year highlights ‘crucial gender dimensions’ in Darfur
- UN News
The UN chief on Monday, commended an award-winning Kenyan peacekeeper for her gender-mainstreaming work while serving in the restive Darfur region of Sudan.
Step up global plan for COVID-19 vaccines, UN chief says in message to World Health Assembly
- UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic “must be a turning point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, urging countries to take bold decisions now to both end the crisis and build a safe and healthy future for all.
First Person: British UN peacekeeper stays on ‘A-game’ to keep Malians safe
- UN News
A young soldier from the United Kingdom says he must stay on his “A-game” on patrol with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, to keep himself, colleagues and Malians safe in one of the most dangerous UN postings anywhere in the world.
DR Congo: More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in Goma
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma district are at risk following the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo.
Bhutan, the vaccination nation: a UN Resident Coordinator’s blog
- UN News
The small mountain nation of Bhutan has so far managed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, despite sharing a border with China and India, two countries which have been badly affected by the pandemic. Bhutan is now on the way to vaccinating more than 90 per cent of the eligible adult population. Gerald Daly, the UN Resident Coordinator there, says that volunteers, and preventative government action, have been key to the country’s success.
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