News Archives - 91茄子 Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/news/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 El Ni帽o forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/07/1167870 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167870 More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Ni帽o conditions in the tropical Pacific, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Taking the world鈥檚 temperature: WHO chief spotlights global health emergencies https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/07/1167865 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167865 The hantavirus global outbreak is officially over, Ebola outbreaks are growing in Africa and responders are helping recovery efforts in quake-hit Venezuela, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Thursday, announcing updates on global health emergencies. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> AI explained: Why the world needs to act now https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/07/1167848 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167848 Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> World News in Brief: Risk of atrocities in Sudan, UN programme prevents climate displacement, more civilians killed in Ukraine https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/07/1167856 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167856 Drone attacks by advancing rebel fighters who are besieging El Obeid,聽Sudan, continue to result in civilian casualties, putting around half a million civilians at grave risk of large-scale atrocities. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Amid crushing European heatwave, things are about to get hotter for transport systems https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167839 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167839 As European transport officials scramble to deal with melting train tracks and buckling roads amid a crushing heatwave, a UN report released Tuesday warns of more extreme weather in the decades ahead for Europe, Central Asia and North America. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> New WHO plan urges stronger action against fungal disease https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167842 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167842 The World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidance to help countries confront the rising burden of fungal disease and antifungal resistance - one of the most neglected global health threats, yet still largely absent from national health plans.聽 Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167817 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167817 More people are using drugs than ever before, while synthetic substances are reshaping illicit markets and exposing vulnerable communities to greater health risks, according to the UN World Drug Report 2026, released on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167816 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T眉rk on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States immigration detention system and investigations into all deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Europe heatwave breaks records as UN agencies ramp up health warnings https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167808 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167808 As a record-breaking heatwave grips large parts of Europe, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), national weather services and partners are mobilising heat-health action plans for millions of people facing dangerous temperatures.聽 Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> New global rules clear the road for driverless vehicles https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167797 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167797 A UN vehicle standards forum has approved the first global regulations for fully autonomous driving systems (ADS), marking a major step towards the safe deployment of self-driving vehicles.聽

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]]> UN chief: Targeting methane is a climate battle 鈥榳e can win鈥 https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167802 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167802 Amid efforts to cool global warming, the battle hinges on targeting such super-pollutants as methane, which emits one third of the world鈥檚 greenhouse gases and 鈥渋s a fight we can win鈥, the UN chief on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167801 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167801 The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread faster than aid efforts can keep pace, despite significant gains in treatment capacity and growing community engagement, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Young peacebuilders: Funding matters, but so do trust and partnerships https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167803 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167803 Young people working on promoting peace in some of the world鈥檚 most fragile and polarized places say financial support remains essential, but money alone will not sustain their efforts to organize youth to participate in peacebuilding.

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]]> How the stories we tell about ageing shape our future https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167799 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167799 The way societies talk about ageing can shape everything from public policy to people's own expectations of later life, the 91茄子 Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said on Wednesday in a new report that calls聽 for shifting away from narratives that portray older persons as a burden.聽

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]]> Climate crisis: UN chief lays out solutions blueprint for clean energy transition https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167785 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167785 As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more ambitious global action on climate change caused by fossil fuels, to prevent irreversible damage. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ebola in DR Congo: first month of outbreak sees record number of cases 鈥 UN humanitarians https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167786 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167786 Ebola has been spreading at unprecedented speed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing risk and fear into people鈥檚 daily lives, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.聽 Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo鈥檚 most vulnerable https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167783 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167783 As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while efforts increase to treat prisoners near the epicentre of the current outbreak, UN agencies warned on Monday. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> World at 鈥榩erilous moment鈥 as leaders warn HIV gains are at risk https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167780 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167780 Four decades after AIDS first emerged as a global crisis, world leaders, advocates and community representatives gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday issued a stark warning: progress against HIV is slowing just as financial pressures and shrinking support threaten to reverse decades of gains. Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Powering resilience: How Indonesia is building a more secure energy future https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167784 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167784 As countries grapple with energy price shocks, supply disruptions and the growing impacts of climate change, energy security has become a pressing concern.聽 Read Full Story on UN News

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]]> Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167763 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167763 One month after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, case numbers continue to rise.聽 Read Full Story on UN News

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