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Decades Of Failure To End TB And Tobacco Use
Despite strong scientific and community-based evidence to support tobacco and TB control, 1.1 million people died of TB in 2023 and over 8 million died of tobacco use in the same year. “Tobacco is an ...
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Plastic Pollution A Global Threat To Human Rights, Say UN Experts
GENEVA (21 November 2024) – UN experts said today the legally binding global instrument on plastic pollution, now in the final phase of negotiation, must secure accountability in all stages of the ...
Unjust Sentencing Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
We call on Hong Kong authorities to immediately and unconditionally release these 45 individuals and similarly detained political prisoners. These harsh sentences erode confidence in Hong Kong’s ...
U.S.: Imposing Sanctions For Dispossession And Violence In The West Bank
The United States is taking action today against three entities and three individuals for their roles in violence targeting civilians or in the destruction or dispossession of property. Their actions, ...
How New ISO Principles, Launched At COP29, Are Reinvigorating ESG Efforts
Launched at COP 29, the ISO ESG Implementation Principles seek to both enhance understanding of ESG as well as offer guidance that will enable more consistent reporting. They are as applicable to a ...
Yes, You Can Manage Transformations For Sustainable Development!
In the past, transformations were mostly considered spontaneous phenomena over which policymakers have little control and ...
Exploring Opportunities In The Digital Economy And AI At The G20
This includes encouraging G20 nations to adopt policies that protect individual rights while fostering innovation. Such an approach not only ensures that digital tools support development goals like ...
Cooperation Critical For Implementation Of Global Biodiversity Framework
The UN Common Approach to Biodiversity seeks to align GBF targets and goals with the mandate of 52 UN agencies and organizations to realize “a culture of nature” in UN institutions. Stakeholders ...
UN-wide Collaboration, Agrifood Systems Discussed At COP29 Events
Current financing and investment for agrifood systems transformation account for only 4.3% of total mitigation and adaptation finance.
Implementation Of Latest NDCs Could Lead To Emissions Increase: UN Report
The report estimates that full implementation of all latest NDCs is likely to lead to a 5.9% (ranging from 3.2%-8.6%) emission reduction by 2030 compared to the 2019 levels. Implementation of all ...
Bethune Exclusion Leaves Allan With Race Victory And Championship Lead
This handed Hugo Allan his first win for the weekend and gave him a valuable early points lead in the championship.
Rescuers Race To Help 40 Whales Stranded At Northland Beach
About 40 pilot whales have stranded on a Northland beach, and hundreds of locals and volunteers are trying to help them as ...