Archive for December 19th, 2021

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19/12/2021

‘Solidarity with Migrants Has Never Been More Urgent’

Human Wrongs Watch

17 December 2021 (UN News)* – In a message just ahead of International Migrants Day, celebrated on Saturday [18 December], the United Nations Secretary-General said that expressing solidarity with migrants on the move, “has never been more urgent.”
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Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Venezuelan migrant refugees have faced numerous challenges in Colombia.
PAHO/Karen González | Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Venezuelan migrant refugees have faced numerous challenges in Colombia.
 
Today, more people than ever live in a country other than the one where they were born. While many individuals migrate out of choice, many others leave home out of necessity. 

Approximately 281 million people were international migrants in 2020, representing 3.6 per cent of the global population.

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19/12/2021

Latin American and Caribbean Cities Can Halve Resource Consumption While Reducing Poverty

  • New UNEP report provides a guide to increase resource efficiency in cities through circularity, better connectivity, ecosystem restoration, among others.
  • If no action is taken, by 2050 cities in the LAC region will consume two to four times more resources over the limits of sustainability.
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Pixabay / 13 Dec 2021\

Panama, 13 December 2021 (UNEP)* – If a sustainable transformation is pursued within this decade, Latin American and Caribbean cities can halve their consumption of natural resources such as fossil fuels, minerals and food, while succeeding in the fight against poverty and inequality, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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