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Poverty & Hunger Eradication Targeted to Miss UNs 2030 Deadline by Wide Margins
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 (IPS) - When the UN’s 193 member states reviewed the current status of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030, the verdict was mostly failures—and with little or no successes.
The hunger/poverty nexus was best characterized by Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), who warned last week that under current trends, 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030—and as many people suffering from hunger by 2030 as in 2015 (600 million people).
Only way to end nuclear risk ‘is to eliminate nuclear weapons’: Guterres
- UN News
When “geopolitical mistrust and competition” has pushed the nuclear risk to Cold War levels, total elimination of such weapons is the only route to a peaceful future, the UN chief has said.
Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn
- UN News
Attacks on civic and democratic space in Venezuela are increasing through policies aimed at silencing opposition and criticism of the Government, the head of a UN-appointed human rights body said on Monday.
Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report
- UN News
Russian forces in Ukraine faced new allegations of war crimes on Monday as UN-appointed independent rights experts published the findings of their latest report into Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures
- UN News
Palestinian authorities must strengthen fundamental legal safeguards against torture and ill-treatment, especially from the first moments of detention, a group of UN human rights experts said on Monday.
World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights
- UN News
“We are not going anywhere” is the message coming from UN nuclear safety watchdog IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, about the agency’s commitment to continued monitoring of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants during Russia’s ongoing invasion.
‘It’s crunch time’ to reach the SDGs, Mohammed tells Global Citizen Festival
- UN News
Despite pouring rain, around 60,000 advocates, artists, influencers and concerned citizens were in New York’s iconic Central Park on Saturday night, where they heard the deputy UN chief issue a clarion call to mobilize for change.
At UN, Horn of Africa nations urge global solidarity and real reform
- UN News
As UN General Assembly’s general debate continued Saturday, Horn of Africa nations made a strong plea for action to rescue a world teetering on the precipice of climate catastrophe and struggling under the weight of an outdated and unfair global financial system.
Saudi Foreign Minister outlines plans for better, greener Middle East
- UN News
All nations must honour the UN Charter, including the non-use of force and respect for human rights, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Saudi Arabia told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Russian Foreign Minister hits out at West’s ‘empire of lies’
- UN News
Russia’s Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that a new world order is being born through a struggle between a neocolonial minority and a “global majority” seeking to end decades of Western domination.
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