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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 …
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.
Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ...
WEBOct 27, 2022 · “For over 55 years, the Israeli military occupation has prevented the realisation of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people, violating each component of that right and wilfully pursuing the ‘de-Palestinianisation’ of the occupied territory,” said Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human …
Gender equality, the ‘unfinished human rights struggle of this …
WEB29 March 2021 Women. Achieving equal rights for women is “the unfinished human rights struggle of this century”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the Generation Equality Forum which began online from Mexico City on Monday. Although acknowledging significant victories achieved over recent decades, the UN chief ...
Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, …
WEBApr 14, 2021 · Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows. According to a 2021 UNFPA report, nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, placing them at higher risk of risk of gender-based violence and harmful practices such as early marriage. Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not …
Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO | UN News
WEB17 June 2022 Health. Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worrying, if you consider that it includes around one in seven teenagers. To make matters worse, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of common conditions such as ...
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 ...
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