Uruguay Launches Sovereign Bond Linked to Climate Targets
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 23 (IPS) – Sustainable finance continues to expand in Latin America, as governments and companies take advantage of growing interest among...
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Interview with Siddharth Chatterjee, UN Resident Coordinator in China, on the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics
BEIJING, Dec 23 (IPS) – The interview was originally conducted by Beijing Daily. Beijing Daily: The world is paying attention to whether the Beijing...
How Can We End Systemic Racism in the US Legal System?
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (IPS) – A new multi-pronged approach aims to make a strategic breach in the discrimination deadlockSystemic racism in the US...
Extraordinary Lives of Indian Muslim Women Documented
Lucknow, India, Dec 23 (IPS) – It’s time the achievements of Indian Muslim women were documented to make their contribution to society visible, says...
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has been awarded the 2021 Champions of the Earth Award, the UN’s highest environmental honour, for her...
ROME, Dec 23 (IPS) – Between the COVID-19 pandemic and the deadly manifestations of the climate crisis, there were few places to hide for...
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (IPS) – When my assistant handed me copy expressing my greetings and good wishes for 2022 for approval, I paused,...
Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Read...
Yemen alert: 8 million face reduced rations amid funding shortages
The UN food relief agency warned on Wednesday that it is running out of funds to continue providing food assistance to 13 million Yemenis....
Two UN-appointed independent rights experts condemned the arbitrary execution in the strongest terms on Wednesday, of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner as a sign of...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly