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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.
Syria: 10 years of war has left at least 350,000 dead | UN News
WebSep 24, 2021 · A decade of war in Syria has left more 350,200 people dead, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights Council on Friday, noting that this total was an “under-count of the actual number of killings”. These are a result of a war that spiralled out of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
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.
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 ...
More than 100 million now forcibly displaced: UNHCR report
WebJun 16, 2022 · A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from Africa to Afghanistan as leading causes. “Every year of the last …
Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years ...
WebSep 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 ...
UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to …
WebApr 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. Reacting ...
‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms supressed
WebOct 18, 2021 · Gendered censorship. As States continue to fail to respect and protect women’s equal rights, gendered censorship has become so pervasive, that women’s equality concerning freedom of expression remains a distant goal, according to the UN expert. “Sexism and misogyny, which are dominant factors in gendered censorship, have been heightened ...
António Guterres secures second term as UN Secretary-General, …
WebJun 18, 2021 · António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN Secretary-General, pledging as his priority, to continue helping the world chart a course out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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