Max-Otto Baumann This blog post presents insights from my ongoing research on the UN’s development work at the country level. It is based on a review of 28 UN country program evaluations of four individual entities (UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women). Halfway into the 2030 Agenda, with progress on several Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) stalling,… Continue reading How effective is the UN’s development support?
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UN Biodiversity Convention adopted the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Nearing the conclusion of a sometimes fractious two-week meeting, nations of the world agreed on a historic package of measures deemed critical to addressing the dangerous loss of biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems. Convened under UN auspices, chaired by China, and hosted by Canada, the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological… Continue reading UN Biodiversity Convention adopted the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Secret files reveal how UN climate advisers ‘greenwashed’ for BP
Lucas Amin and Ben Webster Exclusive: US inquiry unearths pro-gas PR strategy produced by firm ‘at core of global climate effort’ The PR firm advising the UN on climate change campaigns has been accused by US lawmakers of helping BP “greenwash” its fossil fuel investments, openDemocracy can reveal. Internal BP documents released to the US House of… Continue reading Secret files reveal how UN climate advisers ‘greenwashed’ for BP
‘Turn Off the Tap on Plastic,’ UN Chief Declares Amid Debate Over New Global Treaty
Kenny Stancil Hours before the first round of negotiations to advance a global plastics treaty concluded Friday in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, the leader of the United Nations implored countries “to look beyond waste and turn off the tap on plastic.” “The push for an ambitious global plastics treaty has only just begun.” “Plastics are fossil… Continue reading ‘Turn Off the Tap on Plastic,’ UN Chief Declares Amid Debate Over New Global Treaty
Why the UK needs to stop exporting plastic waste
Steve Fletcher, University of Portsmouth The world produces a vast amount of plastic. Global plastic production increased from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to 348 million metric tons in 2017. Yet much of this plastic is wasted: 86% of the world’s plastic waste in 2016 was either incinerated, sent to landfill or leaked into… Continue reading Why the UK needs to stop exporting plastic waste
“Conservation as usual” comes under fire from UN expert ahead of world conservation summit
UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment calls for “a transformative approach,” to conservation that puts human rights and indigenous peoples at the heart of conservation. As conservationists and global leaders prepare to meet in Marseille, France, for the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress from September 3-11, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights… Continue reading “Conservation as usual” comes under fire from UN expert ahead of world conservation summit
Sanitation and Water shame: billions still left out in the 21st century
The numbers don’t change much year after year; billions of people are still left behind and the half-hearted efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 are bound to fail just like the failure of the Millennium Development Goals Billions of people around the world still lack access to a healthy life and basic… Continue reading Sanitation and Water shame: billions still left out in the 21st century
Oceans “not yet beyond repair,” but getting closer
Sandra Cordon The Second World Ocean Assessment lays out critical state of oceans – and how little is known about them Oceans cover over 70 percent of Earth and form 95 percent of its biosphere. Yet human activities, from overfishing to plastics pollution to oil and gas extraction to climate change, are degrading the world’s oceans… Continue reading Oceans “not yet beyond repair,” but getting closer
One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever UN estimates
Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The vast majority of stillbirths, 84 per cent, occur in low- and lower-middle-income countries, according to… Continue reading One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever UN estimates
Over 21,000 People Killed Since UN Global Ceasefire Resolution 90 days ago
The UN Secretary-General issued his first call for a global ceasefire in March amid COVID pandemic, yet early signs of progress have since stalled, as armed groups have continued or even increased fighting At least 21,347 people have been killed in conflict, including more than 5,800 civilian adults and children who were directly targeted, despite… Continue reading Over 21,000 People Killed Since UN Global Ceasefire Resolution 90 days ago
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