Sustainable Development Goals – The Guardian
- Homelessness is rising, but it is neither inevitable nor unstoppable December 10, 2020During the pandemic, 30 organisations in 20 countries have gathered testimony from homeless people demanding actionAt least 150 million people are homeless, the UN estimates – more than the combined populations of the UK and France. Homeless people, in affluent and less affluent countries alike, describe being abandoned by governments on the one hand and […]Leilani Farha and Juha Kaakinen
- Ending world hunger by 2030 would cost $330bn, study finds October 13, 2020Research suggests that by targeting enhanced aid money more effectively and with greater innovation, a solution is possibleEnding hunger by 2030 would come with a price tag of $330bn (£253bn), according to a study backed by the German government.Research groups compiled data from 23 countries and found international donors would need to add another $14bn […]Kaamil Ahmed
- Looking for a Saturday night film? Instead of Notting Hill try Nations United | Richard Curtis September 19, 2020In 2015, 193 countries agreed a blueprint for a better planet. 2020 was supposed to be a Super Year of progress – we can’t let the pandemic knock us off courseI’m aware this is a strange article to be writing. As most people struggle with the day-to-day complexity of life under the pandemic, how we […]Richard Curtis
- 'Covid has magnified every existing inequality' – Melinda Gates September 15, 2020Pandemic could result in a ‘lost decade’ for developing countries says co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in stark reportThe world’s poorest countries risk a lost decade of development unless leaders move quickly to help them recover from the fallout of Covid-19, Melinda Gates told the Guardian.The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates […]Liz Ford
- Nature-led coronavirus recovery could create $10tn a year, says WEF July 15, 2020Report says 400m jobs could be created, and warns there will be ‘no jobs on a dead planet’Tackling the global nature crisis could create 400m jobs and $10tn (£8tn) in business value each year by 2030, according to a report published by the World Economic Forum.The report warns that when the world recovers from the […]Damian Carrington Environment editor
Sustainable Development Goals – UN
- Step up action and adapt to ‘new climate reality’, UN environment report urges January 16, 2021Though countries have made progress in planning for climate change adaptation, there are significant financing shortfalls in getting them to the stage where they provide real protection against droughts, floods and rising sea levels, a new UN environment report has found. Read Full Story on UN Newsdpicampaigns
- COVID-19 committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing January 15, 2021As COVID-19 cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants of the virus emerge in some countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called for greater global collaboration in ending the pandemic. Read Full Story on UN Newsdpicampaigns
- As COVID deaths pass two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism’ January 15, 2021With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to COVID-19, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for countries to work together and help each other to end the pandemic and save lives. In a video statement, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the absence of a global coordinated effort has worsened the pandemic’s deadly impact. […]dpicampaigns
- 2020, one of three warmest years on record: World Meteorological Organization January 15, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only long-term crisis the world will remember from 2020. In terms of climate change, the year was also one of the three warmest on record, and rivalled 2016 for the top spot, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN Newsdpicampaigns
- Health experts arrive in Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins January 14, 2021Members of an international team studying the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 arrived in Wuhan, China, on Thursday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced during an expert meeting on the disease. Read Full Story on UN Newsdpicampaigns
