Tag: UN
SDG Targets Reversed; FAO
COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) enshrined in the UN's Agenda 2030, undermining decades of development efforts, according to...
Covid 19; No Growing Back Greener
The temporary reduction in emission of carbon due to global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change, and Greenhouse gas...
Covid 19 Magnified Online Harassment of Women
The accessibility and unattributable nature of cyberspace has exposed women to a disproportionate amount of stalking and online harassment and the Covid 19 pandemic...
Asia- Pacific Region Species Under Increased Plastic Threat
From fresh water mammals to birds and animals, all migratory species in the Asia-Pacific region are vulnerable to plastic pollution, according to a new...
Children Most Affected In Afghan War
Thousands of boys and girls have been killed or injured over the past two years in Afghanistan, said the latest UN report on Children and Armed...
Make Sure Afghanistan Is Never Used By Terrorist organizations: UN
In the aftermath of terrorist organisation Taliban capturing Afghanistan and rapidly evolving situation, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres stated that the international community...
80 Per Cent Fleeing Afghans Are Women and Children
Eighty percent of nearly 250,0000 Afghans forced to flee since the end of May are women and children, even as Taliban forces continued to...
Climate Change Set in Motion; Some Remain Irreversible; IPCC
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends and changes already set in motion such as continued sea level rise are irreversible...
Afghanistan in Deadlier, Destructive Phase
With the war in Afghanistan now in “a new, deadlier, and more destructive phase”, the leading UN official in the country appealed for the...
Covid 19: Elderly more distressed
The elderly, whose autonomy in making their own choices and decisions is already undermined, is facing a grim situation with COVID-19 pandemic bringing into...
