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download (1).jpg 21 Marzo 2023

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just launched its latest report on the climate crisis

The AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 finds that, despite progress in policies and legislation around climate mitigation since the previous such report in 2014, it's "likely that warming will exceed 1.5°C during the 21st century". Limiting warming to "well below 2°C", by 2030, as per the Paris Agreement targets, will be hard to achieve, but avoiding 1.5°C is still possible.

 

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download (2).png 23 Febrero 2023

Ageing Society

As the UN commemorates World Day of Social Justice on February 20, we’re taking a look at one of the key challenges the world is facing in the coming decades: the gradual and largely irreversible shift towards an older population. According to the United Nations Population Division, the number of persons aged 65 and older is expected to double over the next three decades, reaching 1.6 billion in 2050. [Countries with the oldest population 2022 - Statista]

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download (9).jpg 10 Enero 2023

Donors pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan rebuild after massive floods last year

The disaster, which left at least 1,700 people dead and pushed nine million into poverty, dealt a hammer blow to Pakistan’s already teetering economy. This week the country, which faces the prospect of defaulting on its debt, held talks with the International Monetary Fund to restart a stalled bailout program. Pakistan may also offer a terrifying model of climate disasters to come. “We are all — increasingly — at the mercy of forces of nature that do not respect borders,” its prime minister wrote in The Guardian.

 

 

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Changing direction, but not fast enough

A new U.N. report predicts that the world will see 2.5°C of warming by the end of the century, and the U.N.’s climate chief warned that “national governments need to strengthen their climate action plans now.” The global response to climate change has been complicated by the war in Ukraine, at least in the short term. [UN: World "nowhere near" hitting emissions targets - AP News]

 

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WTO anticipates sharp slowdown in world trade growth in 2023

Global trade is expected to lose momentum in the second half of 2022 with merchandise trade volumes predicted to decline in 2023, according to a new report from @wto, World Trade Organization, economists. The UN partner agency has cautioned against imposing trade restrictions which would ultimately result in slower growth and lower living standards. 

 

 

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The release of the report on alleged crimes against humanity committed by China in Xinjiang against the Uyghurs

The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province. China had urged the UN not to release the report - with Beijing calling it a "farce" arranged by Western powers. The report assesses claims of abuse against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities, which China denies. [China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang - UN report – BBC]

 

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