UN chief ‘profoundly concerned’ over rise in violence against Asians
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a statement expressing his profound concern over the rise in violence against Asians, and people of Asian descent, during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inequity of COVID-19 vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief
The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered through COVAX is becoming “more grotesque every day”, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday.
Women ‘systematically excluded’ from COVID response, despite being worst affected
Notwithstanding that women make up 70 per cent of healthcare workers globally, and have been most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also being “systematically excluded” from decision-making processes aimed at ending the pandemic, including government-run task forces around the world, according to the head of UN Women.
La pandemia detta i cambiamenti di stile, ora per la moda ‘Less is more’, meno è meglio
L'emergenza ha accelerato le tendenze in atto, si preferiscono beni di più lunga durata, prodotti in modo sostenibile
How to Turn Plastic Waste in Your Recycle Bin Into Profit
This article, by Joshua M. Pearce of Michigan Technological University, has been republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. People will recycle if they can make money doing so. In places where cash is offered for cans and bottles, metal and glass recycling has been a great success. Sadly, the incentives have been
This Teen Makes Tiny Bow Ties for Shelter Dogs to Help Them Look Spiffy and Get Adopted
For rescue pups to get adopted, they need to stand out from the pack. One teenage boy has made it his mission to make sure they do—and he does it by providing his canine pals with slews of adorable bowties that he sews himself. Darius Brown’s sister, Dazhai, taught him to sew when he was
Selvaggia Lucarelli, primo Podcast Proprio a me
Dedicato a dipendenze affettive da domani on air
1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19
An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with the previous year, because of COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Monday.
Cos’è il carbon budget e quanta CO2 possiamo ancora emettere se vogliamo salvare il clima
Sappiamo che le emissioni di gas serra dovute alle attività umane (dall’energia ai trasporti, dall’industria agli allevamenti) stanno facendo marciare il riscaldamento globale a livelli che minacciano l’equilibrio del nostro Pianeta così come l’abbiamo conosciuto. Ma esattamente, quando raggiungeremo il limite? L’Unione europea e gli Usa di Joe Biden promettono di azzerare le emissioni nette