Stories for June 2020

Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 14:33 UTC
Chilean feminists reject the newly appointed Woman and Gender minister

Chile’s women and gender minister, a great-niece of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, has resigned after just a month following a furious backlash to her appointment and a string of missteps in office.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 14:00 UTC
Tourism can help to overcome the pandemic, UN chief

As UNWTO leads the restart of tourism, the Secretary-General of the United Nations has sent a landmark message to the world, highlighting the sector’s unique role in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in protecting the most vulnerable members of our societies.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 13:54 UTC
Brazilian government banks suspended payment of states and municipalities debts

Brazilian development bank BNDES has suspended the payment of interest and principal on debt owed by municipalities and states through the end of the year, Chief Executive Gustavo Montezano said, citing the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Falklands will continue to invest in improving quality of life and prosperity of its people

The Falkland Islands remain confident of the British government's support and defense of their sovereignty and self-determination right, and is working closely with London to ensure the Falklands interests are contemplated in the Brexit negotiations.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 05:34 UTC
Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: Deforestation of more than 10,000 square kilometers in one year

The Brazilian Amazon has never lost so many square kilometers in eleven years. Between August 2018 and July 2019, 10,129 square kilometers of jungle were lost, according to the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe).
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 11:59 UTC
Brazil central bank survey shows economy forecasted to contract 6,5% this year

The outlook for Brazil’s economy deteriorated for a 17th week in a row, with Latin America’s largest economy now expected to shrink by 6.5% this year, a central bank survey of economists showed on Monday.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 11:57 UTC
Basic stats on world fisheries: fish consumption reached a record 20,5 k per capita

Worldwide per capita fish consumption has reached a new record of 20.5 kilograms per year and is poised to increase further in the decade ahead, underscoring its critical role in global food and nutrition security.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 11:49 UTC
Brazil anticipates 40% fall in sales of cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses, this year

Brazil's National Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association (Anfavea), predicts a 40% drop for the sale of the set of new vehicles, composed of cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses in 2020.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 11:44 UTC
“I ask all Member States to commit to protecting 30% of our blue planet by 2030”

On World Oceans Day we recall that life underwater is essential to life on land. The ocean produces half of the oxygen we breathe. As a major heat and carbon sink, the ocean plays a fundamental role in mitigating climate change. The ocean also provides food for billions around the world.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 11:09 UTC
”On this World Oceans Day, we focus on Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean

The COVID-19 pandemic is a sharp reminder of how we are all intimately connected -- to each other and to nature. As we work to end the pandemic and build back better, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity – and responsibility -- to correct our relationship with the natural world, including the world’s seas and oceans.