Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all — Global Issues

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all — Global Issues

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Providing water and sanitation for everyone on the planet is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by all 193 UN Member States in 2015.  The report revealed that although more than two billion people gained access to safe drinking water over the past two decades, a quarter of…

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all — Global Issues

‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability, centre-stage ahead of major water conference — Global Issues

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The results emerging from roundtables on governance, capacity development, data and information, innovation and financing, will be shared with national representatives on Tuesday, at a preparatory meeting for the UN 2023 Water Conference, taking place in March. Noting that the world stands at a watershed moment, the President of the…

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all — Global Issues

In visit to Viet Nam, UN chief stresses critical need for solidarity to overcome climate crisis — Global Issues

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Mr. Guterres was in the country to take part in a ceremony to commemorate the 45th anniversary of its membership in the UN. He held meetings with the President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc; Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, and other senior officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bui Thanh Son,…

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all — Global Issues

India’s first solar-powered village promotes green energy, sustainability and self-reliance — Global Issues

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Gadvi Kailashben, a 42-year-old widow, lives in Modhera, home to the centuries-old Sun Temple and now the first village in India that runs on solar energy. She earns a meagre income from agriculture which she uses to take care of her family. The Government has installed solar panels on her…

Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’ — Global Issues

Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’ — Global Issues

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Ian Fry, Australian National University Professor and Tuvalu’s former ambassador for Climate Change for over 21 years, was appointed in May by the UN Human Rights Council, as the first Special Rapporteur on climate, following the overwhelming vote to recognize the Right to a Healthy Environment, in 2021. “Human-induced climate…

Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso — Global Issues

Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso — Global Issues

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Infrastructure and farmland have also been damaged, said the statement issued on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, worsening the cost of living across the country.   He extended his deepest condolences to the Government of Nigeria and to the affected families, reiterating the UN’s continuing “commitment to supporting the Government of Nigeria in…

Accelerating Post-Pandemic SDG 6 Achievements on Water & Sanitation — Global Issues

Accelerating Post-Pandemic SDG 6 Achievements on Water & Sanitation — Global Issues

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Credit: United Nations Opinion by Manzoor Qadir, Guillaume Baggio (hamilton, canada) Thursday, October 20, 2022 Inter Press Service HAMILTON, Canada, Oct 20 (IPS) – Global progress has been staggeringly inadequate against Sustainable Development Goal 6, “clean water and sanitation for all.” According to the latest SDGs progress assessment, 2 billion people…

Gabons Environment Minister Reflects on Conservation Successes, Future Challenges — Global Issues

Gabons Environment Minister Reflects on Conservation Successes, Future Challenges — Global Issues

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Gabon’s Minister of Water, Forests, the Sea, and Environment, Lee White reflects on forest conservation, carbon credits and challenges with a burgeoning elephant population. by Francis Kokutse (libreville) Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Inter Press Service Libreville, Oct 18 (IPS) – Over the past few years, Gabon has been successful in its…