For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one ... - UN News
Mar 18, 2022 · “Together, we are committed to making sure people of every race, ethnicity, colour, gender, religion, creed and sexual orientation, enjoy a sense of belonging and safety, and have an equal opportunity to contribute to the success of our United Nations,” he stated Action every day, at every level, in every society is demanded to achieve a world free of racism and racial discrimination.
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030 | UN News
Oct 21, 2021 · Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Human activity the common link between disasters around the world
Sep 8, 2021 · The study from the UN University, the academic and research arm of the UN, looks at 10 different disasters that occurred in 2020 and 2021, and finds that, even though they occurred in very different locations and do not initially appear to have much in common, they are, in fact, interconnected.
Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years ...
Sep 1, 2021 · According to the agencies' Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes, from 1970 to 2019, these natural hazards accounted for 50 per cent of all disasters, 45 per cent of all reported deaths and 74 per cent of all reported economic losses. There were more than 11,000 reported disasters attributed to these hazards globally, with just over two million deaths ...
5 things you should know about the greenhouse gases warming …
Jan 8, 2022 · 1. What is the greenhouse effect? In a greenhouse, sunlight enters, and heat is retained. The greenhouse effect describes a similar phenomenon on a planetary scale but, instead of the glass of a greenhouse, certain gases are increasingly raising global temperatures.
Can the UN stop a war? 5 of your questions answered
Apr 5, 2022 · Here at UN News, we’ve taken a deep dive into the UN Charter to try and give you the answers you might be looking for.. Can the Security Council stop a war? Well, first let us review its mission. The functions and powers of the Security Council are set out in the UN Charter, the Organization's founding document.It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United ...
Food waste: a global problem that undermines healthy diets
Sep 28, 2021 · An additional 132 million people face food and nutrition insecurity today because of the COVID-19 pandemic, FAO said, ahead of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, on Wednesday 29 September.. Global problem. The problem of food waste is a global one and not limited to wealthy nations alone, said Nancy Aburto, Deputy Director of FAO’s Food and Nutrition Division Economic ...
UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to …
Apr 4, 2022 · A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a “fast track” to disaster, António Guterres has warned, with scientists arguing that it’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
The race to zero emissions, and why the world depends on it
The earth is now 1.1°C warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. We are not on track to meet agreed targets in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, which stipulated keeping global temperature increase well below 2 °C or at 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.. 2010-2019 is the warmest decade on record.