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UN Report Offers Solutions for Decarbonization of Buildings, Construction Sector
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 14 (IPS) - The building sector may be overdue for a significant overhaul of the processes in which infrastructure is built to be more environmentally conscious and reduce carbon emissions, a new UN report reveals.
Six Issues to Watch at the UN General Assembly 78
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 14 (IPS) - Another UNGA (UN General Assembly High-Level Week, September 18-23, 2023) is almost here. Leaders and other senior representatives of the world body’s 193 Member States will gather again for this truly one-of-a-kind annual congregation in New York for high-stakes diplomacy and plenty of domestic political posturing.
A Global Survey of Democracy Finds Both Sobering and Alarming Results
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 14 (IPS) - The recent epidemic of coups in Africa -- including military take-overs in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon-- have triggered the inevitable question: Is multi-party democracy on the retreat?
The Open Society Barometer, an annual global survey from Open Society Foundations, launched September 12, reflects the positive and negative aspects of the state democracy worldwide.
‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain
- UN News
Addressing the Security Council on Thursday, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain, highlighted the growing need for humanitarian aid worldwide against a backdrop of reduced funding.
Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family
- UN News
One year since the nationwide protests in the aftermath of death in custody of Mahsa Amini, harassment of women and girls by Iranian authorities are on the rise, an independent UN investigative body said on Thursday.
UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods
- UN News
UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that has left thousands dead and thousands more unaccounted for.
‘Peace begins with you’, youth activist tells UN forum
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call to action for countries across the world to establish peace forged through sustainable development, human rights and a healthy environment.
Environmental champion hails rivers as ‘arteries of our planet’
- UN News
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh traded the ocean for New York State’s Hudson River, declaring at the end of his epic 517 kilometre journey downriver on Wednesday that “we can never become complacent when it comes to protecting the environment”.
UN marks halftime for the SDGs
- UN News
The SDG Summit, taking place at the start of the UN General Assembly High Level Week, marks halftime for the crucial Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO
- UN News
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