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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030 | UN News
WEBOct 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). The report highlights dire consequences for health, the economy, biodiversity and the climate. It also says a drastic reduction in unnecessary ...
Climate change is a ‘global emergency’, people say in biggest ever ...
WEBJan 27, 2021 · Almost two-thirds of over 1.2 million people surveyed worldwide say that climate change is a global emergency, urging greater action to address the crisis, results from a new UN climate survey revealed on Wednesday.
The race to zero emissions, and why the world depends on it
WEB2010-2019 is the warmest decade on record. On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, the global temperature is expected to increase by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius by the end of century. To avoid the worst of warming (maximum 1.5°C rise), the world will need to decrease fossil fuel production by roughly 6 per cent per year between 2020 and 2030.
‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns | UN News
WEB9 December 2021 Human Rights. Genocide “remains a very real threat” around the world, said the UN chief on Thursday, marking the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, and of the Prevention of this Crime. “The international community has repeatedly failed to respond collaboratively ...
More than 100 million now forcibly displaced: UNHCR report
WEBJun 16, 2022 · Today, one in every 78 people on earth is displaced; it’s a “dramatic milestone” that few would have expected a decade ago, UNHCR said. By the end of 2021, the number displaced by war, violence, persecution and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million, according to the agency’s annual Global Trends report.. That was up eight per cent from 2020 and “well over double the figure of 10 ...
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one ... - UN News
WEBMar 18, 2022 · For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres. People march against racial discrimination in North Carolina, USA. Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst ...
Science, evidence-based facts, key to help end scourge of drug …
WEBThe World Drug Report published this week by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) showed that drug related deaths have nearly doubled over the past decade. Moreover, 10% of HIV cases in 2019, were due to people injecting themselves with harmful substances. The UN chief warned that although international cooperation has …
The virus that shut down the world: 2020, a year like no other
WEBDec 24, 2020 · COVID-19 is everywhere, literally, and during 2020 its spread and resulting impact has led to a global crisis of unprecedented reach and proportion. In a six-part series closing out this tumultuous year, UN News looks at the impact on people in every part of the world and some of the solutions that the United Nations has proposed to deal with the fall-out of the pandemic. In this first feature ...
Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, but …
WEBJan 21, 2020 · The World Social Report 2020, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), shows that income inequality has increased in most developed countries, and some middle-income countries - including China, which has the world’s fastest growing economy.. The challenges are underscored by UN chief António Guterres in the foreword, in which he states that the world is ...
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