Aid
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
The new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced by leading figures at the International AIDS Conference taking place in […]
Category: Sustainable Development
Aid
EU agrees on a most comprehensive climate action packages in its history
The EU aims to cut its climate emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and thus comply with the Paris climate agreement, while Social Climate […]
Aid
Under attack, global sexual health ‘can’t rely on US’
Fiona Broom For almost 40 years, the controversial US ‘global gag rule’ has been used by Republican presidents to block federal funding to non-US […]
Biodiversity
Kenya’s Ogiek community promote a new vision for conservation in Africa
Zubaida Mabuno Ismail In western Kenya, the Ogiek battle for land rights and a chance to demonstrate their role in biodiversity protection. At an […]
Aid
Social innovators spur growth — from moringa to mourning flowers
Radhika Mia Social entrepreneurs are transforming the lives of 722-million people worldwide, and in Sub-Saharan Africa alone in 2020 about 28-million to 41-million jobs […]
Biodiversity
Micro-plastics in the fish I eat
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) found out that pollutants like micro-plastics may be causing growth defects in fish, including skeletal deformities […]
Biodiversity
How the Brazilian elections could determine the future of the Amazon
Lázaro Thor Borges Seeking re-election, Jair Bolsonaro’s government has championed the easing of environmental policy in Brazil, while opponents push for a sustainable turnaround […]
COVID-19
COVID-19 worsens global learning crisis, risking $21 trillion in lifetime earnings
70 per cent of 10-year-olds in ‘learning poverty’, unable to read and understand a simple text As a result of the worst shock to […]
Aid
Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns about a looming food crisis in Sudan driven by the combined impacts of […]
Aid
Bonn Climate Summit Ends in ‘Unconscionable’ Failure as Rich Nations Turn Backs on Poorest
Julia Conley Deepening campaigners’ anger was the fact that European countries present at the Bonn conference are currently boosting fossil fuel imports to replace […]
Aid
EU recovery plans promises green recovery, but is actually a threat to nature
The European Commission has claimed that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (EUR 672.5 billion) will ensure a ‘green recovery’ throughout Europe. Yet not only […]
Biodiversity
Tobacco the twin killer of health and environment, says WHO
WHO has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the […]
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