Climate Risk Insurance in Pacific Small Island Developing States: Possibilities, Challenges and Vulnerabilities
CANBERRA, Australia, Apr 14 (IPS) – The World Bank lists Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga,...
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UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General at a Press Conference to Launch a new report on the global impact of the ongoing...
Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday, urging...
UNHCR calls for better oversight of UK ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has highlighted the need for “adequate safeguards” and vetting measures to be put in place against the possible exploitation of Ukrainian...
Ukraine war a crisis impacting us all: Guterres
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief to be issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy...
COVID-19: Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants, not more severe or transmissible, so far
As the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 continues to evolve, we cannot afford to ‘lose sight’ of the changes, the UN health agency said on...
Drugged Water: A New Global Pandemic Hiding in Plain Sight?
MADRID, Apr 13 (IPS) – People around the world are unknowingly being exposed to water laced with antibiotics, which could spark the rise of...
Oil Crisis Offers Opportunities to the South and to the Green Energy Transition
CARACAS, Apr 13 (IPS) – The oil and gas supply crisis unleashed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine represents new business opportunities for the...
Unintended Pregnancy Rates Highest in Africa: a Look at the Complex Reasons
Apr 13 (IPS) – The United Nations Population Fund recently released the 2022 State of World Population report. It highlights that almost half of...
Food Systems Should Deliver Benefits in terms of Climate, Health and Society
CAPETOWN, South Africa, Apr 13 (IPS) – Which country do you think best recognises the potential for changes to food systems to reduce emissions?...
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
Protecting the Climate Means Protecting Territorial Rights 
I Sustain My Accusation 
‘The War Must Stop’: Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Urgent Need to Protect Ukraine’s Women and Children