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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 ...
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.
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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.
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one ... - UN News
WEBMar 18, 2022 · Rather than acknowledging the beauty of diversity, he maintained that racism gives birth to violence and strengthens inequalities. “We can and we must do better,” said the Assembly president. “We have a moral obligation to tackle racism in all its forms.”. Going forward, he encouraged national governments, civil society organizations ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns | UN News
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Marking the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (2019). 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 ...
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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