Avainsana: Crisis
Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation…
Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said…
Dialogue and cooperation needed for ‘interlinked global crises’ UN chief says in Austria
The world is facing “multiple and interlinked global crises,” the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Chancellor…
Fisheries: Commission proposes second package of crisis measures to support fishery and aquaculture sectors
Today, the Commission proposed a legislative amendment to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014–20 (EMFF), which would allow for additional crisis measures to support…
New environmental report offers solutions for ‘triple planetary crisis’
Deadly wildfires, noise pollution and other looming environmental threats could cause widespread ecological damage, and need to be urgently addressed, the UN Environment Programme…
Women bear the brunt of the climate crisis, COP26 highlights
Women took the global stage on Tuesday to show that climate change isn’t gender neutral, and that climate action needs them: investing in women and…
First humanitarian flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover marks turning point in crisis
The WFP-led United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has resumed flights to Kabul, enabling humanitarian responders and much-needed relief items to reach desperate Afghans in…
Afghanistan crisis: Food supply for millions could run out this month
The UN says there are over 18 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon…
Child mental health crisis ‘magnified’ by COVID, warns UN chief
Psychologists are supporting vulnerable teenagers across eastern Ukraine as the COVID-19 lockdown takes its toll on their mental health. Half of the world’s children experience…
Spain counts the cost of dramatic drop in tourism arrivals for 2020
Tourism has been one of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a fact illustrated in Spain, which recorded a 75% fall in visitor…
Five key moments in 2015 migrant crisis
A dramatic shipwreck in the Mediterranean, a child’s lifeless body on a beach, the shilly-shallying of politicians, borders opening and shutting — these are some…
Southeast Asia poverty to surge in ’socio-economic crisis’: UN
Southeast Asia is on the brink of a ”socio-economic crisis” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that could reverse decades of poverty reduction, the United Nations…
Study: Three quarters of UK businesses feel threatened by climate crisis
Three quarters of UK businesses feel threatened by the climate crisis, yet only one in 10 have undertaken climate risk assessments and regard the issue…
Report: Big-name brands failing to address plastic pollution crisis, despite improved pledges
A survey of 50 of the largest consumer-facing goods firms, including PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz and Kellogg, has found that companies are generally failing to take…
Climate crisis threatens future of global sport, says report
Study says heatwaves, fires and floods, and rising sea levels pose major threat over coming years. The rapidly accelerating climate crisis threatens the future of major…
Climate crisis threatens future of global sport, says report
Study says heatwaves, fires and floods, and rising sea levels pose major threat over coming years. The rapidly accelerating climate crisis threatens the future of major…
EUR 2 billion to reinforce EU crisis response capability
The EU Commission proposed Tuesday to give the EU the capability to react swiftly when a serious cross-border emergency such as the coronavirus strikes and…
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