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{ content: ""; } /* /dhl */ body.article-type-7 .node-sidebar .field-name-body.field-type-text-with-summary.field-label-above .field-label { display: none; } /* .page-calendar-by-property .feed-icon img { width: inherit; } */ .feed-icon img { width: inherit; } li.top-level ul.subnav-active-menu { z-index:10; } body.node-type-file-object article .field-name-field-image.field-type-image img { width: inherit; } .node-type-property .un-facts-heading h4.un-facts { font-size: 2.2rem; color: white; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 1.1818; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0 0 0.1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); padding: 0.2rem 0 0.4rem 1.7rem; border-left: solid 0.5rem rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); } .node-type-property .un-facts-heading h4.un-facts a { color: white; } .property-type-14 .unorg-home-5x4.third-story { margin-top: 3rem; } .property-type-14 .property_home_page_section_articles.gray-bg { background-color: inherit; } .property-type-14 .property_home_page_section_articles.gray-bg .container { 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UN Photo</span></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><style type="text/css">.blue-tabs .nav-tabs { border-bottom: 3px solid #009edb; } .blue-tabs .nav-tabs li { margin-left: 0 !important; } .blue-tabs .nav-tabs > li > a { padding : 0 30px; border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0 ; font-size:25px; color: black; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1.05; padding: 9px 30px; font-weight: 600; } .blue-tabs .nav-tabs > li.active > a { color : white; background-color: #009edb; } .call-to-action { padding: 2.714286rem 1.428571429rem; margin: 3rem 6rem; font-size: 17.5px !important; border-top: 2px dashed #009edb; border-bottom: 2px dashed #009edb; width: 75%; } anchor::before { content: ''; display: block; height: 95px; margin-top: -95px; visibility: hidden; } </style> <div class="row bottommargin"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6"> <h1 class="page-header bottommargin-sm">Facts and Figures</h1> <p>We make hundreds of thousands of decisions during&nbsp;our lives.&nbsp;The choices we make and the lifestyles we live have a profound impact on our planet.&nbsp;In fact, our lifestyles are responsible for an estimated&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" href="https://www.unep.org/interactive/emissions-gap-report/2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">two thirds of global emissions.</a></p> <p>The wealthiest bear the greatest responsibility: the combined emissions of the&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="7" href="https://www.unep.org/interactive/emissions-gap-report/2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">richest one percent</a>&nbsp;of the global population are larger than the combined emissions of the poorest 50 percent.</p> <p>Governments and businesses have an important role to play in supporting the necessary lifestyle changes by putting in place the right policies, infrastructure and incentives. Making it easier for people to use cleaner forms of transport or eat more plant-based foods, for instance, can help shift consumption patterns, particularly among the world’s wealthiest, and could&nbsp;<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="8" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/resources/spm-headline-statements/">cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 40-70%</a>&nbsp;by 2050.<br> <br> Living sustainably also has the potential to&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="9" href="https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/39972/Lifestyles_climate.pdf?sequence=6&amp;isAllowed=y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">improve health and well-being</a>&nbsp;for all.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Current lifestyles are unsustainable</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Demand for natural resources is at an all-time high and continues to grow -- for food, clothing, water, housing, infrastructure and other aspects of life. <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/were-gobbling-earths-resources-unsustainable-rate">Resource extraction has more than tripled since 1970</a>, including a 45% increase in fossil fuel use.</p> <p>The extraction and processing of materials, fuels and food contribute half of total global greenhouse gas emissions and over 90% of biodiversity loss and water stress.</p> <p>We are using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to maintain our current way of life, and <a href="https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/36252/ERPNC_KMEN.pdf">ecosystems cannot keep up</a> with our demands.</p> <p>In high-income countries, the <a href="https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/goal-12/">material footprint</a> per capita – the amount of primary materials needed to meet our needs -- is more than 10 times larger than in low-income countries. And the Group of 20 major economies (G20) accounts for <a class="pdf-link" href="https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/30797/EGR2019.pdf">78% of global greenhouse gas emissions</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="call-to-action"><i class="fa fa-calculator fa-2x">&nbsp;</i> <a href="https://lifestylecalculator.com/unfccc"><strong>Use this Lifestyle Calculator</strong></a> to see your carbon footprint and find out how your choices impact the planet, allowing you to make climate-smart decisions.</p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 topmargin"> <div class="call-to-action"><img alt="sdgs wheel" class="img-responsive pull-left" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2019/12/sdg_wheel_print_transparent.png" style="width: 80px; margin: 10px 20px 10px 0px;"> <p>The <a href="http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment">Sustainable Development Goals</a> include targets (4.7 and 12.8) to ensure that, by 2030, people everywhere have the relevant information, education and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anchor" id="energy">&nbsp;</div> <div class="row blue-tabs bottommargin"> <h2 class="bottommargin">Here’s where every one of us can make a difference</h2> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12"> <ul class="bottommargin nav nav-tabs" role="tablist"> <li class="active" role="presentation"><a aria-controls="ENERGY" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab1" role="tab">Home energy</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="TRANSPORT" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab2" role="tab">Transport</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="FOOD" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab3" role="tab">Food</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="FASHION" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab4" role="tab">Fashion</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="WASTE" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab5" role="tab">Waste</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a aria-controls="WATER" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab6" role="tab">Water</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-content bottommargin col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12"> <div aria-hidden="true" class="tab-pane fade in active" id="tab1" role="tabpanel"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-11 col-sm-11 col-md-6 rightmargin"> <h3>Home energy</h3> <p>Electricity drives our lifestyles. Although some 750 million people in the world still lack access to electricity, for the rest, everything from a computer to a television to&nbsp;a&nbsp;refrigerator needs energy.&nbsp;</p> <p>The energy supply sector (electricity, heat, and other energy) is the&nbsp;<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_chapter7.pdf">largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions</a>,&nbsp;responsible for approx. 35% of total emissions.</p> <p>Globally,&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="11" href="https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/34572/GSR_ES.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">residential and commercial buildings</a>, consume over half of all electricity.&nbsp;</p> <p>Phasing out fossil fuels for&nbsp;<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="12" href="https://globalabc.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/GABC_Buildings-GSR-2021_BOOK.pdf">home heating</a>&nbsp;is crucial, for instance by banning on new gas-fired boilers and introducing electric heat pumps.</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="13" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_chapter9.pdf">Increasing the thermostat setting</a>&nbsp;from 24°C to 28°C during the cooling season can reduce annual cooling energy use by more than a factor of three for a typical office building in Zurich, Switzerland.</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="14" href="https://www.ccacoalition.org/en/initiatives/efficient-cooling">Energy demand for cooling</a>&nbsp;is the fastest growing end-use in buildings, with ten air conditioners expected to be sold every second over the next 30 years.</p> <p>Emissions from air conditioning and refrigeration are expected to rise 90% from 2017 levels by 2050.</p> <p>Being mindful of the living space you need is important, too. In developed countries, the average living space per person has dramatically increased over the past decades.</p> <p>Switching to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/energy/what-we-do/renewable-energy#:~:text=Currently%2C%20around%2080%25%20of%20global,emissions%20responsible%20for%20climate%20change">renewable energy sources</a>, such as solar, wind or hydroelectric power, also means less pollution and new and better jobs. Currently, around 80% of global energy and 66% of electrical generation are supplied from fossil fuels.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="call-to-action"> <h4>Learn more:</h4> <a href="https://www.connect4climate.org/infographics/what-uses-most-energy-your-home">What uses the most energy in your home?</a><br> <a href="https://www.connect4climate.org/infographics/5-steps-make-your-home-energy-efficient">5 Steps to make your home more energy-efficient</a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5 topmargin-sm"><img alt="Light bulb on the grass" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2020/07/light-bulb-grass-bulb-energy-light-green.jpg"> <p style="text-align: right; margin-top:5px;">Ashes Sitoula/Unsplash</p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="tab-pane fade in" id="tab2" role="tabpanel"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-11 col-sm-11 col-md-6 rightmargin"> <h3>Transport</h3> <p>In most high-income countries, personal transport is the lifestyle domain with the largest contribution to the overall&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="17" href="https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/39972/Lifestyles_climate.pdf?sequence=6&amp;isAllowed=y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lifestyle footprint</a>.</p> <p>The world’s roadways are clogged with vehicles, most of them burning fossil fuels. Fossil fuels power the ships that carry trade and the airplanes that allow us to travel.</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="18" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_chapter8.pdf">Greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector</a>&nbsp;have more than doubled since 1970, with around 80% of this increase coming from road vehicles.</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="19" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_chapter8.pdf">Around 10% of the global population</a>&nbsp;account for 80% of total motorized passenger-kilometres, with much of the world’s population hardly travelling at all.</p> <p>But we do have alternatives to driving that can make a difference. Walking, biking, urban public transit and trains help reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.</p> <p><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="23" href="https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/electric-mobility-could-help-clean-air-and-boost-green-jobs-part">Switching to an electric car</a>&nbsp;can help&nbsp;reduce emissions, improve air quality and boost green jobs — if the electricity is&nbsp;not&nbsp;powered by fossil fuels. By achieving a 60% share of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road, more than&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="24" href="https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/transport/what-we-do/electric-mobility/electric-light-duty-vehicles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">60 billion tons of CO2 could be saved</a>&nbsp;between now and 2050.</p> <p>Domestic and International aviation is responsible for about&nbsp;<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="25" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_chapter8.pdf">10% of global emissions in the transport sector</a>, and an estimated&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="26" href="https://wedocs.unep.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/34431/EGR20ch5.pdf?sequence=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1% of the world population</a>&nbsp;is responsible for more than half of these emissions.</p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5 topmargin-sm"><img alt="man riding a bicycle with the sun setting in the background" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2020/09/viktor-kern-unsplash.jpg"> <p style="text-align: right; margin-top:5px;">©Viktor Kern/Unsplash</p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="tab-pane fade in" id="tab3" role="tabpanel"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-11 col-sm-11 col-md-6 rightmargin"> <h3>Food</h3> <p><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="32" href="https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/news/un-secretary-generals-remarks-food-systems-summit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Three billion people</a>&nbsp;cannot afford a healthy diet. Two billion are overweight or obese. Food systems generate one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions and are responsible for up to 80% of biodiversity loss.</p> <p><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="33" href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/un-17-all-food-available-consumer-levels-wasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">17% of all food available at consumer levels is wasted</a>. This amounts to a big waste of resources used in production, such as land, water, energy and other inputs, and unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions. By reducing food waste, you can save money, reduce emissions, and help preserve resources for future generations.</p> <p>Meat and dairy provide just&nbsp;<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="35" href="https://unfccc.int/blog/we-need-to-talk-about-meat">18% of calories</a>&nbsp;consumed, but use 83% of global farmland and are responsible for 60% of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions.</p> <p>Shifting to healthy diets that include sustainability considerations can contribute to reductions in environmental impacts on land, energy and water use.</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="36" href="http://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapter/chapter-5">A diet that is higher in plant-based foods</a>, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, and lower in animal-based foods,&nbsp;has a lower environmental impact&nbsp;(greenhouse gas emissions and energy, land, and water use).</p> <div class="call-to-action"> <h4>Learn more:</h4> <a href="https://www.connect4climate.org/infographics/food-loss-and-waste-facts">Food loss and food waste</a></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5 topmargin-sm"><img alt="Plate with fresh vegetables and dressing" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2020/09/anna-pelzer-472429-unsplash.jpg"> <p style="text-align: right; margin-top:5px;">©Anna Pelzer/Unsplash</p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="tab-pane fade in" id="tab4" role="tabpanel"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-11 col-sm-11 col-md-6 rightmargin"> <h3>Fashion</h3> <p>Being stylish does not mean being wasteful. Buying fewer clothes, shopping second-hand, or upcycling, i.e. creating new clothes out of old ones, helps save water and reduce waste.</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="37" href="https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/sites/default/files/unep_sustainability_and_circularity_textile_value_chain_1.pdf">In the last 15 years</a>, clothing production has doubled while the number of times a garment is worn before being discarded has decreased by 36%.</p> <p>The fashion industry (clothing and footwear) produces&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="38" href="https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/trend-sustainable-fashion-wake-covid-19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">more than 8% of the greenhouse gases</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="39" href="https://unfccc.int/news/un-helps-fashion-industry-shift-to-low-carbon">20% of global wastewater</a>&nbsp;annually.</p> <p>It takes about&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="40" href="https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/putting-brakes-fast-fashion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">7,500 litres of water&nbsp;to make a single pair of jeans</a>&nbsp;-- from the production of the cotton to the delivery of the final product to the store.&nbsp;</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="41" href="https://unfccc.int/news/un-helps-fashion-industry-shift-to-low-carbon">85% of textiles end up in landfills or are incinerated</a>&nbsp;although most of these materials could be reused. Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck full of textiles is landfilled or burned.</p> <p>Some&nbsp;<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="42" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/09/23/costo-moda-medio-ambiente">93 billion cubic meters of water</a>&nbsp;-- enough to meet the consumption needs of five million people -- is used by the fashion industry annually.</p> <div class="call-to-action"> <h4>Learn more:</h4> <a href="https://unfashionalliance.org/">The UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion</a> <a href="https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/global-climate-action-in-fashion/about-the-fashion-industry-charter-for-climate-action" style="color:white;text-decoration: underline;">The Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action</a></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5 topmargin-sm"><img alt="A woman looks through a rack of dresses" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2020/09/becca-mchaffie-580884-unsplash.jpg"> <p style="text-align: right; margin-top:5px;">©Becca McChaffie/Unsplash</p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="tab-pane fade in" id="tab5" role="tabpanel"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-11 col-sm-11 col-md-6 rightmargin"> <h3>Waste</h3> <p>Every year, an estimated <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/resource-efficiency/what-we-do/cities/solid-waste-management">11.2 billion tonnes of solid waste</a> is collected worldwide, and decay of the organic proportion of solid waste is contributing about 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions.</p> <p>Where waste cannot be avoided, recycling leads to substantial resource savings.&nbsp;For every tonne of <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/resource-efficiency/what-we-do/cities/solid-waste-management">paper recycled</a>, 17 trees and 50% of water can be saved.</p> <p><a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/resource-efficiency/what-we-do/cities/solid-waste-management">Recycling also creates jobs</a>: the recycling sector employs 12 million people in Brazil, China and United States alone.</p> <p><a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/interactive/beat-plastic-pollution/">Only 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled</a>. About 12% has been incinerated, while the rest — 79% — has accumulated in landfills, dumps or the natural environment.</p> <p>Using a refillable bottle, bringing your own reusable bag, and asking the restaurants you frequent to stop using plastic straws helps reduce plastic waste.</p> <p>Around the world, <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/interactive/beat-plastic-pollution/">one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute</a>, while up to <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/interactive/beat-plastic-pollution/">5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used worldwide every year</a>. In total, half of all plastic produced is designed to be used only once — and then thrown away.</p> <p>From 2010 to 2019, <a href="https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/goal-12/">e-waste generated globally</a> grew from 5.3 to 7.3 kilograms per capita annually. Meanwhile, the environmentally sound recycling of e-waste increased at a much slower pace – from 0.8 to 1.3 kilograms per capita annually.</p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5 topmargin-sm"><img alt="Plastic bottles and garbage waste from a nearby village wash on the shores of a river " class="img-responsive" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2020/10/waste.jpg"> <p style="text-align: right; margin-top:5px;">UN Photo/Martine Perret</p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="tab-pane fade in" id="tab6" role="tabpanel"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-11 col-sm-11 col-md-6 rightmargin"> <h3>Water</h3> <p>Water is a precious resource:&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="27" href="https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/sustainable-development-goals/why-do-sustainable-development-goals-matter/goal-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Less than 3% of the world’s water is fresh (drinkable)</a>, of which 2.5% is frozen in the Antarctica, Arctic and glaciers. And&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="28" href="https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/sustainable-development-goals/why-do-sustainable-development-goals-matter/goal-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">humans are misusing and polluting water faster</a>&nbsp;than nature can recycle and purify water in rivers and lakes.</p> <p>Using water smartly can help us ensure a steady flow of clean, safe water.</p> <p>You can save water by taking shorter showers, turning off the tap when brushing your teeth, installing a low-flow toilet, and many other ways.</p> <p>With one shower of about 10 minutes a day, an average person consumes the equivalent of over&nbsp;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="29" href="https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/saving-water-one-droplet-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">100,000 glasses of drinking water</a>&nbsp;every year.</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="30" href="https://en.unesco.org/water-security/wwap/wwdr/2019">Severe water scarcity affects about 4 billion people</a>, or nearly two thirds of the world population, at least one month each year.</p> <p><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="31" href="https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/water-food-and-energy/">Agriculture is by far the largest water consumer</a>, accounting for&nbsp;72% of annual water withdrawals globally.&nbsp;Shifting towards a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful actions one can take to save water.</p> <div class="call-to-action"> <h4>Learn more:</h4> <a href="https://www.connect4climate.org/infographics/200-ways-save-water">200+ ways to save water</a></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5 topmargin-sm"><img alt="hand holds a block of ice" class="img-responsive" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2020/09/jonas-denil-unsplash.jpg"> <p style="text-align: right; margin-top:5px;">©Jonas Denil/Unsplash</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> </section> </section> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div id="sharing_widget" class="col-sm-12 bottommargin"> <!-- AddToAny BEGIN --> <div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style"> <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> <a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a> <a class="a2a_button_x"></a> <a class="a2a_button_email"></a> <a class="a2a_button_whatsapp"></a> </div> <script async src="https://static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js"></script> <!-- AddToAny END --> </div> </div> </div> <!-- begin og footer --> <!-- end og footer --> <!-- begin un-footer --> <!-- UN.ORG footer --> <div class="section-fluid footer-fluid"> <footer class="footer container dark"> <div class="row"><!-- row --> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="pull-left flip footer-brand en"><!-- footer brand --> <a href="https://www.un.org/en/" title="Home"> <span class="site-name">United Nations</span></a> </div><!-- /footer brand --> <div class="pull-right flip donate"> <a href="/en/about-us/how-to-donate-to-the-un-system" class="btn btn-default btn-reverse dark" role="button" id="donate_button">Donate</a> </div> <div class="pull-right flip social-media" role="navigation"><!-- social media links --> <ul class="nav list-inline"> </ul> </div><!-- /social media links --> </div> </div><!-- /row --> <div class="row footer-links"><!-- row --> <div class="divider"></div><!-- top border --> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="pull-right flip"> <div id="block-menu-menu-footer-links" class="block block-menu" role="navigation"> <ul class="nav list-inline"> <li class="list-inline-item "><a href="https://www.un.org/en/site-index">A-Z Site Index</a></li><li class="list-inline-item "><a href="https://www.un.org/en/contact-us-0">Contact</a></li><li class="list-inline-item "><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/copyright">Copyright</a></li><li class="list-inline-item "><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/frequently-asked-questions">FAQ</a></li><li class="list-inline-item "><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/fraud-alert">Fraud Alert</a></li><li class="list-inline-item "><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/privacy-notice">Privacy Notice</a></li><li class="list-inline-item last"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/terms-of-use">Terms of Use</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- /row --> </footer> </div> <!-- UN.ORG footer end --> </div><!-- /non-semantic .wrapper for all pages and languages to apply CSS --> <!-- end un-footer --> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/themes/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js?slg8yl"></script> </body> </html>

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