Saturday, 13 February 2021, 4:07 pm
This year, instead of uninterrupted parties, the Carnival
in São Paulo will be marked by the “All for
Vaccines”campaign. Organized by scientific communication
institutions, such as Team Halo / United Nations (UN), the
COVID-19 Observatory, NPV/USP, Pro-vaccine Union, among
others -, the initiative will have its name painted on the
renowned “samba runway” at the São Paulo Sambadrome on
Friday, February 12. The conclusion of the artistic
intervention is scheduled for Saturday morning, when
distinguished representatives of samba schools will be
attending the event to represent a very small glimpse of
what would have taken place in the sambadrome at this time
Dear
Colleagues,
We are nine months away from COP26, a
critical milestone in our efforts to avert climate
catastrophe.
I am pleased that the incoming COP
President is here to discuss with you the road to
Glasgow.
The past year has seen welcome
progress.
I thank those who showed leadership by
announcing bold new commitments at the Climate Ambition
Summit I convened with the Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom and the President of France in
December.
Countries representing 70 per cent of the
world economy and 65 per cent of global carbon dioxide
emissions have now committed to net zero.
Two weeks
Friday, 22 January 2021, 4:18 pm
Twenty prominent personalities, globally renowned for
their intellectual leadership in economic and social fields,
will form the second United Nations High-level Advisory
Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs, the UN
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
announced today.
Over the next two years, the Board
will strengthen the United Nations thought leadership on
sustainable development and reinforce its impact on policies
at every level – from global to local.
Comprising a
diverse group of experts from around the world, the Board
will closely collaborate with UN DESA to provideguidance and
focused recommendations for the UN Secretary-General to
Global Migration Growth Slowed by 27 Per Cent in 2020, Following Decades of Robust Increase, Annual Report Finds Global Migration Growth Slowed by 27 Per Cent in 2020, Following Decades of Robust Increase, Annual Report Finds
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all forms of human mobility through the closing of national borders and halting of travel worldwide, according to a newly released United Nations report.
Preliminary estimates from the International Migration 2020 Highlights, published by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, suggest that the pandemic may have slowed the rise in the number of international migrants by around 2 million people by mid-2020 27 per cent less than the growth expected since mid-2019. Growth in the number of international migrants has been robust over the last two decades, r