Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has spoken of the multiple disasters the world is currently facing, which have only been accentuated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
"There are still 2 billion people who lack safe drinking water, more than 1.5 billion people who do not have electricity and there are more than 60 million schoolchildren who do not go to school, even elementary school ... This is sad, this is really heartbreaking," Ban told CNBC's "Sustainable Future" in March, speaking around World Water Day.
Ban said the coming 10 years would be crucially important for global leaders to work on the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals. These are 17 targets created by the New York-based organization which are a call for action on economic, social and environmental sustainability by the year 2030. "The pandemic of course has thrown a spotlight on this issue and it has also really demonstrated that water is a connecting thread linking the myriad of impacts of our crises, whether that's around infectious diseases or food security, the last year has seen us experience all of them," he said.
It's time to end capitalism
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.S. Blocks U.N. Statement on Violence in GazaThe U.S. blocked a proposed statement being considered by the U.N. Security Council that would have condemned the violence in Gaza This is a historic shame for American principles GhazaUnderAttach IsraeliTerrorism freepalastine Wtf! This is absolutely unacceptable how the fuck does this UN bs work if you have two zionists countries protecting each other. How many more children need to die for you to act like human beings! Violence?! It's a very comic description for what is happening in Gaza.Are U shame Sir?! to describe it as a genocide executing against the civilians including old people, women, and children. Do U know Sir there are 40 women and 60 children were killed by Israeli brutal army
Source: WSJ - 🏆 98. / 63 Read more »
UN seeks nearly $1B for Rohingya humanitarian crisisNearly a million refugees from the Muslim minority group, who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar after a deadly crackdown in 2017, live in crowded camps where the pandemic has rendered them even more vulnerable. Get money from the 'WHO' for the vaccines. They already swindled money from every other country in the world for this purpose!
Source: trtworld - 🏆 101. / 63 Read more »
UN refugee agency: Israel displaces 42,000 in Gaza bombardmentMore than 42,000 Palestinians in besieged Gaza are now internally displaced, says UN refugee agency, as residents flee Israeli bombardment spree that has claimed lives of 212 people so far ISIS kills me in Syria and Iraq. The Israeli army kills me in Palestine. Hindu extremists kill me in Kashmir. Buddhist monks kill me in Burma. The US military kills me in Afghanistan and Africa ... But I am a Muslim terrorist. THIS IS NOT CONFLICT THIS IS GENOCIDE!!!!
Source: trtworld - 🏆 101. / 63 Read more »
Violence against women ‘a pandemic’, warns UN envoyA decade after Istanbul convention was drawn up to end gender-based violence, activists report decline in women’s rights and safety
Source: Women 2.0 - 🏆 149. / 63 Read more »
México gana un Miss Universo con toque feminista, político y latinoLa mexicana Andrea Meza fue coronada este domingo como Miss Universo en una gala celebrada en un hotel de lujo a las afueras de Miami que se convirtió en una 'fiesta latina', pues la primera y la segunda finalistas fueron Miss Brasil, Julia Gama, y Miss Perú, Janick Maceta. 'Miss Universo con toque feminista'. El chiste se cuenta solo. thank you very much for your work JUSTICE FOR JULIA! WINNER! 🇧🇷👑 MissUniverse
Source: latimes - 🏆 11. / 82 Read more »