India will probably become the most populous country in the world, surpassing Chinaby mid-2023, according to the latest projections of the UN published this wednesday; a position he could hold for centuries. But what is it due to and what consequences will this change have? What are the demographics? According to UN estimates, India will […]
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The growing gap between the West and the emerging countries due to the war in Ukraine
Lula pleads for peace negotiations on Ukraine under Chinese auspices and the G7 threatens countries that support Russia. The gap is widening between the West, which is closing ranks with kyiv, and the rest of the world, which is more flexible with Moscow. The latest sign of this distancing was the criticism on Monday from […]
New record of migrants cross dangerous jungle between Panama and Colombia
The migrants who crossed the dangerous Darien jungle, which separates Colombia of Panamaso far this year they have exceeded 100,000, six times more than in the same period of 2022, revealed on Friday the United Nations Organization (UN)citing official figures from the isthmus. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) […]
A balance of the fight against plastic pollution
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The countries of the G7 pledged to reduce to zero their plastic pollution by 2040, pending a new round of negotiations in Paris in May with a view to a binding treaty of the UN by 2024. Below, a balance on the fight to reduce the footprint of plastic in the environment. An international treaty […]
Food shipments at risk: Russia demands conditions to extend the grain agreement
Russia warned this Thursday that it will not extend the grain agreement, which allows food to be exported through the Black Sea, if there is no progress in fulfilling the commitments that emerge from the memorandum signed by Moscow and the UN. “Without progress in solving five systemic problems (…) there can be no talk […]
Country indebtedness rises again, warns the IMF
After two years of decline, state debts should increase worldwide to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2028 if nothing is done about it, the IMF warned on Wednesday. This is at least the conclusion of the report on budgetary policies, the Fiscal Monitor, released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “We have seen a marked […]
Global economic situation aggravates development crisis in poor countries
The global economic situation is aggravating the development crisis in poor countries, which suffer the “crushing effects” from rising debt, rising interest rates, rising food prices and insufficient liquidity, the UN economic analysis body said today. The United Nations Agency for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said today that it has further lowered its growth forecast […]
Latin America needs more innovation to unlock its freshwater potential
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 […]
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 […]