COP31: Energy transition takes centre stage as countries map path beyond fossil fuels
The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31, as countries explored how to move away from fossil fuels, accelerate...
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1.5 Billion Women and Girls Live in Climate Hotspots, as UN Women Urges Stronger Action at COP31
ANTALYA, Türkiye , November 10 (IPS) – More than one in three women and girls worldwide – at least 1.5 billion – live in...
Without Action, Climate Change Could Push Women Further Behind by 2050, CGIAR Warns
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe &, November 10 (IPS) – Fetching water was once a back-breaking daily reality – one that Nomuhle SibandaMpofu will never forget. Read...
COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative
ANTALYA, Türkiye, , November 10 (IPS) – Africa’s transition to clean energy received a potential boost at COP31 with the announcement of a new...
COP31 opens in Antalya: Can climate promises finally deliver results?
Nearly 200 countries have arrived on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast for a climate summit with a different ambition: fewer grand declarations and more concrete decisions....
Children among the dead as heavy rains flood tents and shelters in Gaza
An infant reportedly drowned and five Gazans were killed – including three children – when a sand dune collapsed on their tents as the...
World News in Brief: El Niño’s $11 trillion price tag, Mozambique and Yemen updates
The El Niño extreme weather pattern could cost the global economy up to $11 trillion and seriously impact food security, said the UN agency...
Regime Change Blowback
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, November 10 (IPS) – Trump and Netanyahu went all out for regime change in Tehran. This month, their electorates gave them...
At least 56 migrants die in weekend shipwrecks off Senegal and Greece
At least 56 people died in a series of shipwrecks off Senegal and Greece over the weekend, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said...
Families who fled Ethiopia for Kenya’s Moyale need food, water and shelter
The International Organization of Migration (IOM) and partners are calling for urgent funding to support tens of thousands of people who have escaped violent...
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
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‘The War Must Stop’: Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Urgent Need to Protect Ukraine’s Women and Children