Kategoria: Week’s highlights
New study warns that sea levels will rise faster than expected
A new study has found that sea levels are rising faster than expected, which would put 40% of the world’s population living in coastal regions…
Scientists develop method to detect fake news
Researchers develop robust approach for detecting market manipulation. Social media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the…
EU must place social justice ‘at its core’ to lift people out of poverty
Some 20 million children in the EU are at risk of poverty according to the Special Rapporteur’s report. The European Union’s failure to lift 20…
Arctic Warming and Diminishing Sea Ice are Influencing the Atmosphere
The researchers of the Institute for Atmospheric and Earth system research at the University of Helsinki have investigated how atmospheric particles are formed in the…
Brussels takes next step in rule of law action against Poland
The European Commission sent an additional reasoned opinion to Poland on Wednesday as it steps up its legal action to safeguard the independence of the…
Climate change is a ‘global emergency’, people say in biggest ever climate poll
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…
New Food waste campaign targets date label confusion
Anti-food waste movement Too Good To Go has launched its ‘Look, Smell, Taste, Don’t Waste’ campaign today, in partnership with some of the UK’s major…
Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalize education – International Day of Education 24.1.2021
To mark the third International Day of Education on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to the resilience of students, teachers and families in…
Climate Change Puts Hundreds of Coastal Airports at Risk of Flooding
Even a modest sea level rise, triggered by increasing global temperatures, would place 100 airports below mean sea level by 2100, a new study has…
Guterres hails entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons
The first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty in more than two decades, came into force just after midnight on Friday, hailed by the UN Secretary-General as…
Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to re-join WHO
The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the United States will re-engage with the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Closed Loop releases report on reusable packaging systems
Bringing Reusable Packaging Systems to Life details ways forward for durable reusable packaging systems that reduce the need for single-use packaging. Center for the Circular…
As COVID deaths pass two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism’
With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to COVID-19, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for countries to work together and help each…
Amnesty International and Advocacy Assembly launch new online courses on open source human rights investigations
Human rights researchers, activists and journalists are among those who will benefit from two new free online courses developed by Amnesty International and hosted by…
Fewer protections, lower wages, and higher health risks: Homeworking in the COVID era
The UN’s labour agency (ILO) called on Wednesday for greater recognition and protection for the hundreds of millions of people who work from home, accounting…
EU clears ’safe and effective’ Moderna vaccine against COVID-19
The EU Commission granted conditional marketing authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US firm Moderna Wednesday, making it the second COVID-19 vaccine authorised in…
Norway’s comprehensive climate action plan
Norway is committed to achieving its emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement. Today, the Government is presenting a white paper describing its action plan…
Native Biodiversity Collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean
The coastline of Israel is one of the warmest areas in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, most marine species have been at the limits of their…
WHO chief begins 2021 with plea for ‘less politicking’ over health
In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN heath agency said on Tuesday that it was important…
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