Global IssuesNews headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 3
Why is It So Hard to Change? Insights from the 2024 Human Development Report on Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec 20 (IPS) - As many middle-income countries in the world, Chile finds itself at a critical juncture. The country has made significant progress over the past decades in terms of economic growth and poverty reduction, yet many structural challenges remain.
The Land of Immigrants to Deport Thousands of Refugees & Asylum Seekers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (IPS) - The United States, long described as a country built largely by immigrants, is planning to clamp down on migrants, refugees and asylum seekers entering the country—which averaged about 2.4 million in 2022-2023, according to the US Congressional Budget Office.
The incoming Trump administration is calling for “mass deportations” of mostly illegal aliens and undocumented workers.
Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites
- UN News
In a landmark mission to Syria, the UN probe into the most serious rights violations committed in the country since 2011 has called on caretaker authorities to take immediate measures to protect mass grave sites and preserve critical evidence.
Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies
- UN News
The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee crisis on the South Sudan border, have intensified an already alarming humanitarian crisis, according to UN agencies on Friday.
Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom
- UN News
West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and humanitarian crises as countries prepares for pivotal elections in 2025, the UN special envoy for the vast region told ambassadors in the Security Council on Friday.
Syria transition may fail if support lifeline is delayed, says IOM chief
- UN News
The head of the UN migration agency stressed on Friday that Syria is in no position to take back millions of Syrians following the fall of the Assad regime, while there is an urgent need to “re-evaluate” sanctions impacting the war-ravaged country.
Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams
- UN News
Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to endanger people’s lives in Gaza, which has become “a graveyard”, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.
Why Funders Must Step Up Financing for Development in 2025
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 19 (IPS) - As the global community races to close the staggering $4.2 trillion financing gap needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) emerges as a crucial juncture.
World News in Brief: Deaths and injuries mount in Ukraine, refugees from Sudan, Vanuatu quake response
- UN News
In Ukraine, the UN continues to provide aid and support to communities impacted by Russia’s full-scale invasion.
‘Dying hungry and in pain’: An increasingly likely outcome in Gaza
- UN News
The head of the UN aid coordination office in Gaza, Georgios Petropoulos, issued a harrowing update on the dire situation in the enclave on Thursday, describing it as "the most dangerous place on earth right now."
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