Progress on methane emissions by energy companies, but numbers still don’t add up: UNEP
Over 80 oil and gas companies across the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, the second biggest driver of global...
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Security Council debates Russian withdrawal from crucial Ukraine grain deal
The landmark agreement to export grain and related foodstuffs from Ukraine must be kept alive amid the ongoing war and the global cost of...
DR Congo: Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ by resurgence of fighting between Government troops and M23
The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the uptick in fighting between Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels...
Global jobs market set to deteriorate amid Ukraine war shocks: ILO
The outlook for global labour markets has worsened in recent months and if current trends continue, vacancies will grow more scarce while global jobs...
‘Act Local to Go Global’ provides universal theme for World Cities Day
The actions cities take locally to create a sustainable world will reverberate globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, underlining the need to...
Farm-Kids-Turned-Scientists Give Back on the Climate-Crisis Front Line
ROME, Oct 31 (IPS) – Dr Alice Karanja knows from personal experience the tough choices the climate crisis is putting people before in the...
A Tale of Cities
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (IPS) – For decades, urban practitioners have failed to consider the needs of women in city decision-making and planning. Imagine...
Russian Dispute Over Drones Threaten to Escalate World Food Crisis
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (IPS) – A war of words between Russia on the one hand, and the US, Britain, France and Germany on...
A New Digitalisation Effort in Bangladesh Could Change Community Health Globally
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31 (IPS) – The digital transformation of thousands of community health workers in Bangladesh has dramatically enhanced their work, while enabling...
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by stalled Black Sea Grain Initiative
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern at Russia’s decision to suspend its involvement in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal set...
Gaza: Children still at risk despite drop in acute hunger 
100 days of Ebola and the race to stop the spread 
South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Violence Slows SDG Goals, Rips Apart Africans’ Free Movement Call 
Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-General