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Experts make case for tackling climate and sustainable development together

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts make case for tackling climate and sustainable development together 13 September 2023 © ADB The Lopburi Solar Farm is integral to Thailand's efforts to generate energy from renewable sources. A new UN report delivers a strong message to world leaders heading to New York for the General Assembly’s annual high-level week: tackling the climate and sustainable development crises…

UNGA78: ‘Action is what the world needs’ - UN chief

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNGA78: ‘Action is what the world needs’ - UN chief 13 September 2023 © UNICEF/Sebastian Rich Extreme weather in South Sudan is devastating the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable people. The UN Secretary-General had a clear message on Wednesday to world leaders arriving in New York next week: “This is not a time for posturing or positioning…

‘Robust progress’ towards SDGs in Thailand: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Robust progress’ towards SDGs in Thailand: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 13 September 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Teenagers in northern Thailand participate in a sexual and reproductive health class, a UNFPA programme supported by Reckitt. Thailand has made what has been described as “robust progress” towards meeting the targets of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but a “whole…

Cooperation across Global South, key to reaching SDGs

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Cooperation across Global South, key to reaching SDGs 12 September 2023 ESCAP Photo/Louise Lavaud Participants in the 11th Global South-South Development Expo 2022. To highlight the importance of ongoing cooperation between countries of the Global South, the UN commemorated its annual Day for South-South Cooperation on Tuesday…

24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home 24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP 12 September 2023 Theresa Piorr Residents of a gang-affected area in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, receive food aid from WFP. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that a historic funding shortfall was forcing it to “drastically” cut rations in most of its operations, potentially pushing an additional 24…

Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis 12 September 2023 © WFP/Hussam Al Saleh Electronic cash grants enable Salwa to buy the foods her family needs at a designated shop. The “dire needs” of Syrians have been systematically ignored during more than 12 years of brutal conflict in the country, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria warned on Tuesday…

Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk 12 September 2023 UN Photo/ Jean Marc Ferré Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council. The “shocking” and “cruel” oppression of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban against the backdrop of a severe humanitarian crisis has put the country’s future in jeopardy, UN…

Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead 12 September 2023 © National Meteorological Centre, Libya Flooding has struck northeastern regions of Libya. UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall caused devastating flooding and loss of life over the weekend, humanitarians…

Building Paris every week: Urgent need to cut emissions in construction sector

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Building Paris every week: Urgent need to cut emissions in construction sector 12 September 2023 © ILO/Apex Image Migrant workers transport metal rods on a construction site in Qatar. The building sector, responsible for an astonishing 37 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, has been lacking climate-focused development funding, according to a report published by the UN’s environment…

Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan 12 September 2023 © Mohamed Khalil A school in Al-Geneina City in West Darfur State, which had been serving as a displaced persons shelter, was burned to the ground amidst the ongoing crisis in Sudan. Hundreds have died in ethnically motivated attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia in West…