United Nations Sustainable Development Events in 2022
The United Nations has eight global events planned in 2022 to focus on sustainable development. The events will focus on everything from climate change and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the need to safeguard the world’s… Read More
Secretary-General Warns That More Effort Is Needed in Fight Against Hunger
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said the world is off-track in its efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ending hunger by 2030. Guterres noted that hunger increased in 2020. Between 720 and 811 million people… Read More
Report: Measuring Global Engagement on Biodiversity
Biodiversity in the world is rapidly declining. According to a recent report from The Economist Intelligence Unit — commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) — “time is running out, and action to prevent fatal nature loss is… Read More
Africa Has Desperate Need for Climate-resilient Water and Sanitation Infrastructure
The international community must prioritize water and sanitation access in Africa, a according to recent joint statement from UNICEF and The Global Water Partnership. Henrietta Fore, executive director of UNICEF and Jakaya Kikwete, former president of Tanzania and… Read More
Not a Single G20 Country Is in Line with the Paris Agreement on Climate, Analysis Shows
CNN reports that one of the world’s major economies — including the entire G20 — have a climate plan that meets their obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to an analysis published Wednesday, despite scientists’ warning that deep… Read More
UN Report: Global Warming Means Code Red for Humanity
A new United Nations report on climate change includes a “code red” for humanity. The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) notes that persistent, sustained global emissions have now made it impossible to… Read More
Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
The UN General Assembly declared 2021 the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. Indonesia was the main sponsor of the proposal, which was presented by a global group of countries, including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines and Thailand…. Read More
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Last Updated: March 2, 2022 by admin
IPCC Report: Half Measures on Climate Change Are No Longer an Option
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, released a report yesterday that concluded that human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and… Read More