APDA Young Leaders Devise Solutions for the Future
Seoul, South Korea, Dec 08 (IPS) – Whether you look at society, the environment, or technology – the world is changing rapidly. Global organizations...
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Future Fertility Fantasies
PORTLAND, USA, Dec 08 (IPS) – Many low fertility countries are having future fertility fantasies. It’s time for them to end those fantasies and...
Climate Crisis Exacerbates Urban Inequality in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 08 (IPS) – The Brazilian megalopolis of São Paulo recorded 932 flooded premises on Feb. 10, 2020. The Mexican city...
A Nuclear-Weapons-Free-Zone in the Middle East— & the Elephant in the Room
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 08 (IPS) – Israel’s nuclear presence in the Middle East is best characterized as “the elephant in the room” -– an...
Forty countries now have best-practice trans fat elimination policies in effect, protecting 1.4 billion people from this deadly food compound, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World...
With the world now facing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support...
Bachelet describes ‘disastrous’ human rights situation across Occupied Palestinian Territory
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become “disastrous”, with severe infringements occurring effecting some four million...
Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat...
Leveraging the power of the Internet while tackling the risks of cyberspace is the focus of a UN meeting underway in Katowice, Poland, this...
Navigating complex peace and security challenges together: Grandi
Conflict, climate change and COVID-19, have created a perfect storm of challenges facing refugees, displaced people and their hosts, UN High Commissioner for Refugees,...
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole 
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief 
Rohingyas in Myanmar suffering ‘heartbreaking’ misery and cruelty 
As wars spread, the global food system unravels