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Daily Archives: July 7, 2016

707, 2016

In China, Ban highlights country’s leadership on sustainable development, climate change

July 7th, 2016|Climate change, News, Peace and justice, Sustainable Development Agenda|

In China today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the country’s relationship with the Organization, noting in particular its crucial role in improving tensions, building peace and promoting the agenda on climate change.

707, 2016

Global food prices rose in June; wheat harvest outlook robust – UN agency

July 7th, 2016|Hunger and food security, News, Sustainable consumption and production|

Global food commodity prices rose 4.2 per cent in June, their steepest monthly increase of the past four years, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, also noting improved production prospects for the year ahead.

707, 2016

As global per-capita fish consumption hits all-time high, UN warns on overharvesting

July 7th, 2016|News, Oceans, Sustainable consumption and production, Sustainable Development Agenda|

A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that while growth in aquaculture has helped drive global per capita fish consumption above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, almost a third of commercial fish stocks are now overharvested at biologically unsustainable levels.

707, 2016

As robotics advance in South-East Asia, investment needed to build skilled workforce – UN labour agency

July 7th, 2016|Economic growth, News|

The robot age is already a reality among manufacturers in South-East Asia, where countries have been incrementally introducing automation to improve quality, consistency, and workplace safety, with robots deployed in human-centric, collaborative ways to raise the productivity of higher skilled workers, rather than replace them, a new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found.