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Municipal leaders must ramp up
efforts against climate change by ending
reliance on coal power and reducing emissions
from buildings and transport infrastructure
while protecting vulnerable neighborhoods,
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres says. National leaders "need to hear
from you that climate action coupled with
policies for a just transition brings decent
work and higher living standards and is
supported by your residents," Guterres told
mayors in a meeting last week. Full Story: Xinhua News Agency
(China)
(4/16)
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A report commissioned by
authorities in the UK on racial discrimination
and injustice incorrectly concludes that a
person's race has less influence on their
prospects than where they live, their
socioeconomic background, religion and culture,
human rights experts with the United Nations
say. "In 2021, it is stunning to read a report
on race and ethnicity that repackages racist
tropes and stereotypes into fact, twisting data
and misapplying statistics and studies into
conclusory findings and ad hominem attacks on
people of African descent," a statement from the
group says. Full Story: The Guardian (London) (free
registration)
(4/19)
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The ongoing pandemic is
exacerbating global inequality and will
ultimately lead to a "more unequal world" if
wealthy countries don't step up support for
developing regions, says United Nations Deputy
Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. "The diverging
world that we are hurtling towards is a
catastrophe for all of us," Mohammed
advises. Full Story: India Blooms News Service
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UN Women has signed an agreement
with the Italian Agency for Development
Cooperation that will see Italy fund a program
in Jordan aimed at empowering vulnerable and
refugee women in the country. The program will
support 40,000 women and girls, offering them
education and employment opportunities,
protection and social and civic
participation. Full Story: The Jordan Times
(4/19)
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Authorities in the United States
must set aggressive goals for reducing carbon
emissions to inspire other major emitters to
action, says United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres. "My expectation is that the
United States will be able to present a
reduction of emissions for 2030, in relation to
2010 levels, above 50%," Guterres
says. Full Story: Reuters
(4/19)
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A Saudi Arabian plan to end
ongoing conflict in Yemen and broker a political
solution has drawn praise from members of the
United Nations Security Council, who are urging
all parties in Yemen to implement an immediate
cease-fire and work with UN Special Envoy for
Yemen Martin Griffiths on a political
settlement. The UN High Commissioner for
Refugees has advised that clashes in and around
the city of Marib are causing increased civilian
casualties. Full Story: Voice of America
(4/17), Arab News (Saudi Arabia)/Saudi
Press Agency
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