The pandemic will push 96 million people into extreme poverty by 2021, 47 million of whom are women and girls. This will increase the total number of women and girls living in extreme poverty to 435 million, with projections showing that this number will not revert to pre-pandemic levels until 2030, the UN agencies said.
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Blaze breaks out again on supertanker off Sri Lanka, cargo area intact
The New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), was fully loaded with the equivalent of about 2 million barrels of oil, Refinitiv data showed.
Photographs taken by Sri Lanka’s air force showed extensive damage to the tanker’s funnel, and thick black smoke and flames coming from the bridge, that sits just behind the cargo area.
UN chief urges Japan, others to meet goals on climate change
Clean energy delivers more jobs, cleaner air, better health and stronger economic growth,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
It makes no sense economically to burn money on coal plants that will soon become stranded assets,” he added. There is simply no rational case for coal power in any investment plan.”
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