Dr. Dominic Dixon
Deaf advocate voices importance of sign languages as UN marks first commemoration
Nyle DiMarco is just a foreigner speaking a different language. That’s how the actor, model and advocate introduces himself to people who...
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Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 24, 20182 min
Death's related to rising global temperature, Paris Agreement | Dr. Xerxes, UNADAP Advisor
The Paris Agreement came into force in November 4, 2016 as part of the landmark agenda of the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 21, 20182 min
Remaining within 1.5°C climate target is critical for survival of World Heritage-listed coral reefs
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre released an update to its 2017 first global scientific assessment of the impact of climate change on...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 21, 20182 min
'I'll be the first farmer in my family' | A budding farmer takes action for Zero Hunger
Dimiana Nange Clement is a young refugee and a budding farmer. The 11-year-old lives with her family in the Kalobeyei integrated...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 20, 20182 min
Yemen: ‘Time is running out’ to head off devastating famine, warns UN food agency chief
As conflict continues to rage in Yemen, leading to widespread economic hardship and a rampant inflation, the World Food Programme (WFP)...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 20, 20183 min
India's stance on SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
The Challenge Inequalities are rising. In 2014, the richest 1% of the world’s population held 48% of the world’s wealth in 2014, while...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 14, 20182 min
Spix’s Macaw heads list of first bird extinctions confirmed this decade
Eight bird species, including two species of macaw, look set to have their extinctions confirmed following a robust new assessment of...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 14, 20183 min
Scourge of genocide remains a ‘threat and a reality’ today: UN human rights chief
Genocide remains a “threat and a reality” in the 21st century, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday, in an appeal to States...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 13, 20181 min
Artificial Intelligence: a danger to mankind, or the key to a better world?
In the background, AI is being used in a huge range of settings, from helping to land a plane, to getting a parcel to you more quickly,...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 13, 20183 min
India's stance on SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
The Challenge The story of industrial development has been an important determinant of the course of our history as a community of...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 13, 20183 min
The tide is coming in for Indonesia's seaweed
Do you know much about seaweed farming? No? Well, neither did we until our interest was piqued by a story in The Jakarta Post about a...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 13, 20182 min
Kwita Izina: baby gorillas’ naming ceremony celebrates our close connection to endangered Great Apes
Each year, a naming ceremony is held for newly born baby gorillas in the Volcanoes Biosphere Reserve in Rwanda: Kwita Izina. Closely...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 11, 20184 min
Global hunger continues to rise | UN Report
821 million people now hungry and over 150 million children stunted, putting hunger eradication goal at risk New evidence continues to...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 11, 20182 min
‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ clean-up project launches trial run: UNEP
A trial run of an innovative system designed to clean up the world’s seas and oceans, founded by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 10, 20183 min
Pig pens power a solution to climate change in Vietnam
When Trin Gim first started her biogas digester business, she raised many eyebrows. In the little district of Ung Hoa, located south of...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 10, 20183 min
Agricultural businesses can stem the tide of migration | Africa
Huge opportunities exist for youth across the entire agricultural value chain Creating decent employment opportunities for youth in...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 9, 20182 min
WHO airlifts over 500 tons of essential medicines and medical supplies to Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted, through several shipments in August, over 500 tons of essential medicines and medical...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 9, 20183 min
10 Interesting facts about koalas
Surely koalas are one of Australia’s most famous animals. It’s not hard to see why because these aww-inducing marsupials can make even...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 7, 20184 min
Toxic algal bloom continues to suffocate Florida’s Gulf Coast
Florida in the United States of America recently declared a state of emergency as a red tide of toxic algae bloomed along its western...
Dr. Dominic Dixon
Sep 7, 20184 min
India's stance on SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
The Challenge Globally, annual economic growth declined from 3% in 2000 to 1.3% in 2014. Roughly half the world’s population still lives...
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