The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation V
Goal Four: Quality Education By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) aims to provide quality, equitable and comprehensive education for everyone, with access to education for all and throughout life. Education is taken here as an ideal means of escaping the burden of poverty, the tyranny of hunger, and the […]
The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation IV
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Goal Three: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Kiel, Germany: The third goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is to ensure for every human being, at all ages, to enjoy good health and a better life. This is at a time when obesity and […]
The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation III
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger Kiel, Germany: Food security is defined, according to an agreement reached at the World Food Summit held in Rome, Italy, in 1996, when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for […]
The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany introduction The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were formulated as an extension and follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals during the tenure of the United Nations Secretary-General the late Mr. Kofi Annan (Ghana). These goals were adopted during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, […]
UN Climate Center in Turkmenistan to be useful for all of Central Asia
By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: Permanent Coordinator of the UN in Turkmenistan Dmitry Shlapachenko confirmed that the establishment of the Regional Center for Climate Technologies for Central Asia in Turkmenistan is progressing steadily. This initiative by Turkmenistan is very important for the UN, as the Central Asian region is considered one of the most vulnerable to […]
UAE publishes discussion paper on threat of water scarcity to global security, prosperity
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has published a discussion paper that calls for a decisive and coordinated international response to the urgent threat of global water scarcity. Entitled ‘Ripple Effect Water Scarcity – The hidden threat to global security and prosperity’, the discussion paper examines global water scarcity and its main causes, highlights various implications […]
South Korea: Controversy over move to install surveillance cameras in hospital operating rooms
SEOUL: A decision to install surveillance cameras in hospital operating rooms in the Republic of Korea has waded into controversy after it was opposed by doctors who said it violates the personal rights of physicians. The health ministry said that hospitals would be required to install surveillance cameras in operating rooms and record surgery procedures […]
South Korea pledges additional $300 million to Green Climate Fund at G20 session
NEW DELHI: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged an additional $300 million to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as part of the country’s efforts to help counter climate change. Yoon made the announcement during the first session of the Group of 20 (G20) summit under way in New Delhi, which was held under the […]
Kazakhstan to hold national referendum on nuclear power plant construction
ASTANA: Kazakhstan will hold a national referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant (NPP) amid conflicting views on its merit. “Nuclear energy development has turned into an economic and political issue of particular importance,” President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at a joint session of the Kazakh Parliament chambers. “On the one hand, being the […]
Climate in Asia: Land and ocean warming, rising sea levels, melting glaciers, sea ice loss
GENEVA: The global climate system is complex. In order to help understand such complexity, the WMO State of the Climate reports use climate indicators to describe how the climate has changed—providing a broad view of the climate at a global and regional scale. These indicators are representative of quantities most relevant to monitoring climate change, […]
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