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  • The Race Towards Clean Energy: A World Still Gripped by Coal

    11 de julio, puesto en línea por Maximilian Malawista
    Global investments in energy exceeded USD 3 trillion in 2024, with at least USD 2 trillion being invested in clean energy technology and infrastructure. Infrastructure. Despite that progress, fossil fuel consumption continues to rise with little sign of slowing. China led in energy transitions (…)

  • UN Funding Crisis Threatens Work of Human Rights Council

    11 de julio, puesto en línea por Lucy McKernan and Hilary Power
    The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ announcement that certain activities mandated by the council cannot be delivered due to a lack of funding. The council has sought clarity on why certain activities had been singled (…)

  • HIV/AIDS Funding Crisis Risks Reversing Decades of Global Progress

    10 de julio, puesto en línea por Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine
    UNAIDS called the funding crisis a ticking time bomb, saying the impact of the US cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could result in 4 million unnecessary AIDS-related deaths by 2029. A historic withdrawal of global HIV/AIDS funding threatens to derail decades of (…)

  • For the Aged, Their Sunset Years Will Be Bedeviled by Lethal Heatwaves

    10 de julio, puesto en línea por Manipadma Jena
    The global population is aging at a time when heat exposure is rising due to climate change. Extreme heat can be deadly for older populations given their reduced ability to regulate body temperature. Already there has been an 85 percent increase since 1990 in annual heat-related deaths of adults (…)

  • WHO Launches Initiative to Tax Tobacco and Beverage Corporations to Boost Public Health

    9 de julio, puesto en línea por Oritro Karim
    On July 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “3 by 35” initiative in an effort to boost public health and limit global consumption of harmful substances. By urging international governments to implement taxes on tobacco, sugary drinks, and alcohol, WHO seeks to reduce worldwide (…)