Tag: United Nations
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Pope Francis: ‘Irresponsible’ Western Lifestyles Push the World to ‘the Breaking Point’ on Climate
The 86-year-old leader of the 1.3 billion-member Catholic Church bluntly urges more aggressive action to curb emissions at the next U.N. climate meeting in eight weeks. In a new papal exhortation on climate change issued in advance of the upcoming U.N. climate talks in the United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis challenged U.N. negotiators to strengthen…
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Water and Disasters
UN Photo/G.M.B. Akash Most disasters are water-related. Floods, landslides, storms, heat waves, wildfires, extreme cold, droughts and waterborne disease outbreaks are all becoming more frequent and more intense, mainly due to climate change. The impacts of disasters are exacerbated by urbanization and degradation of natural environments. Improving the resilience of water and sanitation services and…
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5 things you should know about the UN 2023 Water Conference
Photo: © UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker A young girl collects water from a recently rehabilitated well in Gwembe Valley, Zambia The UN 2023 Water Conference, which takes place at UN Headquarters from 22-24 March, is being hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate progress towards universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030. Water is at the core…
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UN delegates ‘High Seas Treaty’ protects marine biodiversity in international waters
Photo: Unsplash/Thomas Kelley Marine biologists have discovered that whales capture tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere. “This action is a victory for multilateralism and for global efforts to counter the destructive trends facing ocean health, now and for generations to come,” said the UN chief in a statement issued by his Spokesperson late Saturday evening…
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1 in 3 children worldwide being poisoned by lead from water, air pollution, UN warns
The file photo shows children play in water pipes at a construction site on the banks of the Yamuna River in the northern Indian city of Allahabad, India. Up to 800 million children around the world are being poisoned by lead from water and air pollution, the United Nations warned Thursday in a special report…
