Updates from Sudan!
Despite a plan to earn $86.62 million from the export of 1.512 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, the country secured $81.6 million by exporting 1.466 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.
According to the Ministry, the country earned $47.5 milli…
Continue readingThe High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development concluded its third annual meeting today with speakers welcoming proposed sweeping reforms to the United Nations development system, warning of the impact of climate change, and calling for fast…
Continue readingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — New data from 52 countries in hot climates reveals that over 1.1 billion people face “significant risks” from lack of access to cooling including death, a UN envoy said Monday.
Rachel Kyte told a press conference…
Amina Mohammed
Urges tangible actions to redirect major investment towards SDGs
Abimbola Akosile
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has called on governments and development stakeholders to adap…
Source: Small Island Developing States
17 July 2018: The ECOSOC High-level Segment/Ministerial Meeting of the 2018 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) featured three sessions on Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). Twenty-one …
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More than a billion people are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and pres…
Continue readingMore than a billion people are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and preserve food and medicine as global warming brings more high temperatures, a study showed on Monday. According to Reuters, mo…
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Senior Government officials described national efforts to ensure access to drinking water, provide modern energy services and make cities safe for all, as the general debate of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Dev…
Continue readingSenior Government officials described national efforts to ensure access to drinking water, provide modern energy services and make cities safe for all, as the general debate of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development moved into its se…
Continue readingSource: Small Island Developing States
16 July 2018: Around the world, 1.1 billion people have insufficient access to adequate refrigeration and cooling and are therefore exposed to risks for health and food security. Another 2.3 billion people can onl…