News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 50
Tracking the Invisible: Monitoring Air Pollution from Space
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, January 14 (IPS) - Take a deep breath. Did you know that in many countries in Asia and the Pacific, the air we breathe falls short of the safety standards for air quality set by the World Health Organization? While the start of a new year signals new beginnings, it also marks the continuation of the recurring air quality crisis across many countries in the region.
The UN is ‘worth fighting for’: General Assembly President
- UN News
With the multilateral system under pressure and under attack, Member States must fight for the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, laying out her priorities for its resumed 80th session.
Yemen’s fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis
- UN News
A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for millions of civilians, senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Wednesday.
East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard for international law
- UN News
The temporary closure of a UN-run health centre in East Jerusalem is the latest phase in “a pattern of deliberate disregard” for international law, the head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday.
11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns
- UN News
The past 11 years have been the warmest in the modern era, while oceans continue to heat up, too, says the UN weather agency.
Global employment stable but decent jobs in short supply
- UN News
Global unemployment remains stable, but progress toward decent work has stalled, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), which warns that young people continue to struggle in a job market which risks being further undermined by AI and trade policy uncertainty.
Richest 1% have Blown Through their Fair Share of Carbon Emissions for 2026 – in just 10 Days
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, January 13 (IPS) - The richest 1% have exhausted their annual carbon budget – the amount of CO2 that can be emitted while staying within 1.5 degrees of warming – only ten days into the year, according to new analysis from Oxfam. The richest 0.1% already used up their carbon limit on the 3rd January.
Is the US Moving Towards the UN’s Exit Door?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, January 13 (IPS) - Judging by the mass US withdrawal from 66 UN entities, including UN conventions and international treaties*, is it remotely possible that the unpredictable Trump administration may one day decide to pull out of the UN, and force the Secretariat out of New York– despite the 1947 UN-US headquarters agreement?
In Haiti’s storm-hit south, food vouchers restore choice and dignity for families
- UN News
Standing outside a colourfully painted building in southeastern Haiti, at the entrance to a bustling shop called Gods Will Depot where bags of food are stacked to the ceiling, Ketia surveys the large pile of groceries she has selected for her family: a big sack of flour, packages of spaghetti, boxed milk, some bars of soap.
World News in Brief: Escalating fighting in Sudan, displacement in Syria’s Aleppo, $1.5 billion appeal for South Sudan
- UN News
More civilians in Sudan continue to be killed and displaced as fighting escalates in multiple parts of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
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