News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 1226
UN development system responds with ‘solid score’ in face of COVID-19 test
- UN News
As the world continues to tackle the multiple impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, from pushing some 131 million people into extreme poverty to reversing years of development progress, the UN chief said on Tuesday that a more coordinated approach is key to moving forward.
Large Corporations Cash in on COVID-19 Relief Funds
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, May 18 (IPS) - Poverty and income inequality are being deepened as COVID-19 relief funds are handed out to large corporations instead of social protection programmes in developing countries, groups involved in a new study of COVID-19 bailouts have said.
UN urges greater aid access for Gaza, ‘intensification of mediation efforts’ to end Israel-Palestine violence
- UN News
The international community must do “all it can” to de-escalate the violence in Gaza and Israel which has left hundreds dead and injured, said the UN’s political affairs chief on Tuesday, calling on all those involved in the fighting to allow for the “intensification of mediation efforts”, which can also help stem a growing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
UN launches response plan to ‘safeguard the well-being and dignity’ of Rohingya in Bangladesh
- UN News
Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh, the Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a $943 million plan on Tuesday to “safeguard the well-being and dignity” of Rohingya refugees in the country and their host communities.
Climate Crisis: Elephants in the Room are Getting Nastier
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Canada, May 18 (IPS) - The year 2020 will forever be notorious for the COVID-19 pandemic but it might also be known by historians for a precipitous rise in second order climate change consequences -- a new elephant in the room.
Women Leading Somalia’s Health System
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, May 17 (IPS) - Somalia is one of the most complex regions of the world, with threats and political instability, extreme weather conditions, movement of internally displaced people (IDPs), decades of conflict, poverty-related deprivation, poor health and communicable diseases that are killing people. There is a constant risk of gender violence making women, children and members of minority groups particularly vulnerable, and more so during displacement or while seeking work.
Three decades of civil war and instability have weakened Somalia’s health system and contributed to it having some of the lowest health indicators in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has added yet another strain on its tremendously fragile infrastructure presenting unexpected challenges and dilemmas.
Africas Worsening Climate: Heres How the United States can Help Africa
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, May 17 (IPS) - Recently, I participated in a Congressional hearing on the “Effects of climate change in Africa”, before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and Internal Organizations, chaired by Congresswoman, Karen Bass.
Libya: ‘Justice delayed is justice denied’, ICC chief prosecutor tells Security Council
- UN News
Accountability is an important step on the road to peace in Libya, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council on Monday.
South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts
- UN News
South Africa’s failure to address domestic violence is a violation of women’s rights, independent UN experts said in a report published on Monday, citing low levels of prosecution and conviction as factors.
Mining giant Rio Tinto Face Environmental, Human Rights Complaint in Papua New Guinea -
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, May 17 (IPS) - Local communities in the vicinity of the abandoned Panguna copper mine, have taken decisive action to hold the global mining multinational, Rio Tinto, accountable for alleged environmental and human rights violations during the mine’s operations between 1972 and 1989.
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