UN Environment Assembly opens, sets sites on ending plastic pollution
Delegates were looking to advance a global agreement on plastic pollution, among a series of draft resolutions on biodiversity and health, green economy, and...
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Before It Kills, War Whispers
ROME, Mar 01 (IPS) – A small yellow puppet hangs from the butt of a gun. The eyes and shorts of the figure that...
Inflation Targeting Voodoo
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 01 (IPS) – All over the world, people expect policies by central bankers trained in economics to have a...
Will Russia Follow USSR Expelled from League of Nations for Invading Finland in a Bygone Era?
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 01 (IPS) – The Russian Federation, condemned worldwide for invading a founding member of the United Nations– and violating the UN...
The Very Hungry Dragon: Meat-ing Chinas Self-sufficiency Targets for Dairy and Protein
MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar 01 (IPS) – Food security has long been a high priority for the Chinese central government and has been linked to...
African Governments Urged to Support Plastic Pollution Solutions
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 01 (IPS) – Environmental experts gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, have urged African governments to take advantage of ‘circular plastic opportunities’ to...
Protecting Workers & Enabling a Green Recovery from COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 01 (IPS) – The writer is UN Assistant Secretary General and Director, UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support2022 is a...
Crises unfolding in Ukraine ripple throughout Europe – Security Council hears
After three days of intense clashes across areas in parts of Ukraine, the number of civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure are growing,...
The intensification of the Russian offensive in Ukraine is having devastating consequences on women and children, senior UN officials have reported. Read the full...
Nearly half a million have fled Ukraine, UN refugee agency reports
Fighting in Ukraine has so far pushed roughly a half million people across the country’s borders, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Monday. ...
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