by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge In the spirit of South-South cooperation, the Fund focuses on least developed countries (LDCs), land-locked developing countries (LLDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS), which represent 12 per cent of the world’s population. These countries...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Countries in various parts of the world need to cooperate across methods and techniques of different branches of science to investigate and record cases of political, ethnic and/or religious violence, particularly with regard to human rights violations. An...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge The conservation and protection of biodiversity worldwide is a critical issue identified as SDG 15. The Africa region offers outstanding opportunities to experience wildlife tourism. However, the loss of its biodiversity through weak conservation policies...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Rapid and uncontrolled coastal development has resulted in increased habitat loss in Belize’s coastal zone. It is estimated that about 75-80 per cent of all coastal land in Belize has been purchased for the development of tourism and residential areas,...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Today, a person living in Asia-Pacific is still five times more likely to be affected by natural disasters than a person living outside the region. This was seen during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which resulted in more than 225,000 deaths and widespread...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge Though 26 Latin American and Caribbean countries produce rice, demand far exceeds supply. In addition to market risks, the livelihoods and production of the region’s rice farmers are very vulnerable to climate change, especially to changes in water...
