"SUSTAINABLE ENERGY"

Under the Rapid Rural Transformation (RRT) initiative, WFP and partners establish solar-powered hubs to provide essential services to the communities in Madagascar, in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner. UNTV CH / WFP

Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries - 1 in 8 of the world’s population –are served by health-care facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). WHO

At the opening of the two-day Climate Implementation Summit at COP27, UN chief António Guterres called for a historic Pact between developed and emerging economies – a Climate Solidarity Pact, to combine capacities, and pivot the world towards reducing carbon emissions, transforming energy systems and avoiding a climate catastrophe. UNIFEED

Ahead of traveling to Sharm el Sheikh for the COP27 climate summit, World Bank Group President David Malpass visited the Komati coal-fired plant in South Africa, which is being decommissioned and repurposed. WORLD BANK

On the last day of Secretary-General António Guterres' visit to India, he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participated in the launch of the Lifestyles for the Environment initiative, which took place at the Statue of Unity, in Ekta Nagar, in Narmada. UN INDIA

On recent leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Navid Hanif told Security Council, “any attack on critical civilian infrastructure, including energy infrastructure, would be unacceptable. This incident must not be allowed to further increase tensions or deepen divisions in an already tense regional context.” UNIFEED

In his video remarks, UN Secretary-General Guterres reiterated, “this has to be the decade of decisive climate action. That means trust, multilateralism and collaboration. We have a choice. Collective action or collective suicide. It is in our hands.” UNIFEED

According to the United Nations Development Programme, a trifecta of the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the newly felt effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the climate-related challenges have severely impacted efforts to sustain peace and reduce poverty and inequality in the African continent. UNTV CH