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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030 | UN News
网页2021年10月21日 · Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report highlights dire consequences for health, the economy, biodiversity and the climate. It also says a drastic …
The race to zero emissions, and why the world depends on it
网页2010-2019 is the warmest decade on record. On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, the global temperature is expected to increase by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius by the end of century. To avoid the worst of warming (maximum 1.5°C rise), the world will need to decrease fossil fuel production by roughly 6 per cent per year between 2020 and 2030.
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one ... - UN News
网页2022年3月18日 · For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres. People march against racial discrimination in North Carolina, USA. Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst ...
Climate change is a ‘global emergency’, people say in biggest ever ...
网页2021年1月27日 · Almost two-thirds of over 1.2 million people surveyed worldwide say that climate change is a global emergency, urging greater action to address the crisis, results from a new UN climate survey revealed on Wednesday.
More than 100 million now forcibly displaced: UNHCR report
网页2022年6月16日 · Today, one in every 78 people on earth is displaced; it’s a “dramatic milestone” that few would have expected a decade ago, UNHCR said. By the end of 2021, the number displaced by war, violence, persecution and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million, according to the agency’s annual Global Trends report.. That was up eight per …
UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to …
网页2022年4月4日 · A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a “fast track” to disaster, António Guterres has warned, with scientists arguing that it’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Reacting ...
The virus that shut down the world: 2020, a year like no other
网页2020年12月24日 · COVID-19 is everywhere, literally, and during 2020 its spread and resulting impact has led to a global crisis of unprecedented reach and proportion. In a six-part series closing out this tumultuous year, UN News looks at the impact on people in every part of the world and some of the solutions that the United Nations has proposed to deal …
‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns | UN News
网页9 December 2021 Human Rights. Genocide “remains a very real threat” around the world, said the UN chief on Thursday, marking the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, and of the Prevention of this Crime. “The international community has repeatedly failed to respond collaboratively ...
Science, evidence-based facts, key to help end scourge of drug …
网页The World Drug Report published this week by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) showed that drug related deaths have nearly doubled over the past decade. Moreover, 10% of HIV cases in 2019, were due to people injecting themselves with harmful substances. The UN chief warned that although international cooperation has helped limit the ...