Latin America continues to face different problems when it comes to offering its citizens water of quality and sanitation services despite the fact that “has the highest freshwater availability per capita in the world.” The solution, according to the experts meeting this Friday at the UN in the framework of the 2023 Water Conference, lies […]
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Agriculture, the main cause of water stress in Latin America
The agriculture is the main responsible for the water stress suffered by the region of Latin America and the Caribbeanas revealed this Thursday at the Water Conference held in the UN from yesterday to Friday. Specifically, agriculture is a 74% of the total water extraction in the entire region, as warned by the representatives of […]
US pledges $49 billion for safe water and sanitation
USA announced this Wednesday that in the coming years it will dedicate 49,000 million dollars to projects to improve the security of the water supply and sanitation infrastructure inside and outside the country. Washington announced this commitment, which includes funds and initiatives that it had already launched previously, within the framework of the UN Water […]
“Window of opportunity” to limit warming to 1.5ºC is reduced, according to the UN
”window of opportunity“to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees is being cut, though”still exists”, the United Nations chief in charge of climate told AFP on Monday, following a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The document “It lays out, in very, very clear terms, where we are, but also points out that […]
UN: Half of bottled water would be enough to give universal access to drinking water
Half of the money spent worldwide on the purchase of bottled waterwhose sales have skyrocketed in recent decades, would be enough to guarantee universal access to drinking wateraccording to a study by the UN posted on Thursday. Stopping consuming bottled water would also effectively reduce plastic pollution, with an estimated 85% of bottles ending up […]
America’s drug overdose epidemic worsens
The cases of overdose and deaths due to the consumption of synthetic opioids increased by 202 in USA and Canadaaccording to the alert UN in a report published this Thursday in Vienna. “The North American drug overdose epidemic worsened in 2022 due to increased production and trafficking of synthetic opioids, especially illicit fentanyl.”, points out […]
Russia questions renewal of grain deal as deadline approaches
Russia declared on Thursday that a landmark agreement to ensure the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea it was only “half applying”raising questions about whether he will allow an extension of the arrangement that expires next week. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, negotiated by the United Nations and Turkey last […]
Massive Russian bombardment in Ukraine affected nuclear power plant supply
Russia on Thursday launched massive bombardments against Ukrainethe most important for weeks, which left at least nine dead and caused power outages, including the temporary interruption of supply to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. A few hours after the attacks, the Ukrainian electricity operator Ukrenergo announced the reconnection to the national grid of that power […]
UN: Legalizing cannabis does not reduce the illegal market and increases consumption
When a European country as important as Germany prepares the way to legalize the cannabisan organ of the UN warned this Thursday that this policy increases consumption among young people, does not reduce the illegal market or crime and, in general, is harmful to public health. In recent years, Uruguay, Canada, Malta and 19 US […]
INCB asks Peru and Bolivia for reports of coca cultivation “validated” by the UN
The INCB, the organ of the UN in charge of ensuring compliance with anti-drug treaties, this Thursday asked the governments of Peru and Bolivia for reports on coca leaf crops “validated” by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The request has been made in the annual report released today in Vienna by […]