News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 99
Sudan war and political uncertainty block progress on Abyei peace talks
- UN News
The UN is ready to support Sudan and South Sudan in resuming talks on the disputed Abyei border region, the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Hurricane Melissa: UN launches $74 million response for 2.2 million in Cuba
- UN News
Around 2.2 million Cubans remain in dire need of assistance across the eastern provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, and Guantanamo as the after effects of Hurricane Mellisa continue, UN aid workers said on Wednesday.
Not just dreams, but rights: Social justice in focus at Doha summit
- UN News
The push to put social justice at the heart of global policymaking took centre stage at the Second World Summit for Social Development on Wednesday, as leaders gathered for a high-level forum to drive coordinated action in delivering the newly adopted Doha Political Declaration.
Catch-up immunization campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children
- UN News
A campaign for routine immunization, nutrition, and growth monitoring will be launched in the Gaza Strip this week with the goal of reaching 44,000 children cut off from essential life-saving services due to the devastating conflict.
World’s forests at serious risk from warming planet, fires and pests: UNECE
- UN News
Decades of progress in protecting the planet’s carbon dioxide-busting forests are at risk as the climate crisis continues to accelerate, UN forestry experts said on Wednesday.
Doha: World Summit opens with pledge to speed social progress
- UN News
The Second World Summit for Social Development opened in Doha on Tuesday with the adoption of the Doha Political Declaration – a consensus pledge to accelerate action on poverty eradication, decent work and social inclusion, and to put the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track.
Doha Social Summit: Path to fairer societies begins in the classroom
- UN News
Education took centre stage on the opening day of the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, where leaders, educators and youth advocates underscored that learning is the foundation of inclusive and resilient societies.
World News in Brief: Settler attacks in the West Bank, Madagascar hunger crisis, obesity in Europe
- UN News
The UN humanitarian relief chief, Tom Fletcher, has sounded the alarm over rising violence in the occupied West Bank, where attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their property continue to escalate.
Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
- UN News
More than 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by the devastation resulting from Hurricane Melissa, many losing their homes and livelihoods.
Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres
- UN News
Any transition in Gaza must uphold unity with the West Bank and a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians, the UN Secretary-General said in Doha on Tuesday.
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