News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 62
Can traditional medicine strengthen modern healthcare? An expert weighs in
- UN News
Ginger and cinnamon are more than just ingredients. Along with other spices, their medicinal value is gaining both attention and legitimacy.
Civilians at risk amid escalating Thailand-Cambodia conflict: UN rights chief
- UN News
Intensifying air strikes and heavy artillery fire across Thailand and Cambodia have left civilians increasingly at risk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Thursday.
Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’
- UN News
Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary executions in Sudan’s North Darfur region, attributed to paramilitary fighters who overran the city of El Fasher in late October.
When Frontline Communities Lead: Lessons From Five Years of Just Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
Efforts to combat climate change too often sideline the very communities hit hardest by the crisis and who have contributed the least to it. This injustice was the core idea of the Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) program. Now that VCA has concluded after five years, Job Muriithi and Winny Nyanwira from Hivos reflect on its achievements and share recommendations for governments and donors to ensure fair and equitable climate action.
Asia and the Pacific Preparing for a New Era of Disaster Risks
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, December 17 (IPS) - Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar are indications of a shifting disaster riskscape, not anomalies. Both storms broke historical patterns: Ditwah tracked unusually south along Sri Lanka’s coast before looping into the Bay of Bengal, dumping over 375 mm of rain in 24 hours and triggering landslides.
Crimean Tatar artist moulds new path through clay in wartime Ukraine
- UN News
Through her ceramics, Crimean Tatar artist Elvira Demerdzhi finds moments of calm and a sense of home amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
At UN, nations pledge people-first digital future, tighter AI safeguards
- UN News
UN Member States on Wednesday pledged to narrow widening digital divides and put stronger safeguards around artificial intelligence (AI), as the General Assembly concluded a major review of how the world manages the Internet and fast-evolving digital technologies.
Aid agencies warn Gaza response at breaking point as Israel urged to lift new restrictions
- UN News
Humanitarian agencies working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have warned that life-saving aid operations risk collapse unless Israel immediately lifts new barriers that are blocking access and forcing international charities to shut down.
Sudan: Needs rise as people continue to flee fighting in Kordofan
- UN News
Families continue to flee intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN said in an update on Wednesday.
Ukraine suffering continues as electricity is cut for days amid ongoing Russian attacks
- UN News
Imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; that’s the reality today for thousands of Ukrainians who’ve seen repeated Russian attacks knock out their electricity for days at a time.
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