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Daily Wrap 11 September 2019 UNDP/Rob Few SDG progress 'in danger' of going backwards without change in direction, new UN report reveals The current worldwide sustainable development model is threatening to reverse years of progress, if strategies don't drastically change, an independent group of scientists has concluded in a major new report launched on Wednesday. SDGs OCHA/Hedinn Halldorsson UN report on Syria conflict highlights inhumane detention of women and children As the people of north-west Syria face intensifying violence, tens of thousands of women and children continue to be kept in "inhumane conditions" in a remote camp on the other side of the country, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Wednesday. Humanitarian Aid © OCHA/Halldorsson Wednesday's Daily Brief: 'Appalling' conditions in Syria camp, precarious SDG progress, South Sudan, Palestine refugees and mining in Mongolia A recap of Wednesday's top stories: 'Inhumane conditions' in Syria's Al Hol camp worsening; SDG progress risks going backward; food insecurity in South Sudan; Arab League petitioned to support Palestine refugees; and mining in Mongolia should boost development. SDGs World Bank/Dana Smillie Is the world living up to its climate commitments? As the United Nations gears up for the September Climate Action Summit in New York, one of its most high-profile climate conferences in recent times, what progress is the world making in tackling the climate crisis, and how is that progress being measured? Climate Change World Bank/Flore de Preneuf Climate crisis could see 'collapse' of some economies without diversification, warns UN trade chief Climate change poses an "existential threat to commodity-dependent developing countries", the United Nation's trade chief said on Wednesday, pointing to a newly released report highlighting the need to diversify economies and exports. Climate Change unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences