First Person: The Barbadian entrepreneur turning sargassum into money
Sargassum seaweed has blighted many of the beaches on Barbados for several years. Joshua Forte, a local entrepreneur, is convinced that it can be...
Monkeypox is not a global health emergency for now, WHO says
Monkeypox is not yet a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization said June 25. The decision comes as the outbreak of the...
The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, though “intense response efforts”...
The United Nations has underlined its support for the men and women working at sea, whose immeasurable contributions help to keep global trade moving....
INTERVIEW: Pollution, Cartagena, and the Caribbean
Since the 1980s, a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) convention to deal with pollution issues affecting the wider Caribbean region. Since then, the climate crisis...
With record numbers of people uprooted within their homelands due to conflict, disasters, the climate emergency and other tragedies, more must be done to...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN rights chief urges leaders to ‘turn the page on rhetoric’
Leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina must abandon divisive policies and focus on building an inclusive future for all, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet...
Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a ‘huge blow to women’s human rights’ warns Bachelet
Friday’s decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, was...
Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern Afghanistan
Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN humanitarians and partners rushed to help the most vulnerable...
Centering Gender in the Next Biodiversity Agenda: A Long Way to Montreal
Nairobi, Jun 24 (IPS) – “I often hear, ‘What do women have to do with biodiversity?’ And I want to ask them back, ‘What...
As freshwater reserves shrink, countries must prepare for a new water reality 
What it Means to be ‘Too Old’ and a Woman: Systemic Gendered Ageism and Loss of Belonging 
Ahead of COP17, UN Biodiversity Chief Urges Urgent Realignment of Finance with Nature Goals 
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