Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations
With world leaders expressing hope that the goal of supplying $100 billion a year in climate finance support for developing countries is within reach, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday that the target would likely not be met until 2023...
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A deadly attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital, is a reminder that health facilities should never be a target, the UN’s...
Obtaining Water, a Daily Battle in Argentina’s El Impenetrable Region
GENERAL GÃœEMES, Argentina, Nov 02 (IPS) – Next to the brick or adobe houses of El Impenetrable, a wild area of forest and grasslands...
Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on...
COP26: The Many Links Between Food Systems & Climate Change: Message to Glasgow
TORONTO, Canada, Nov 02 (IPS) – Unless food systems transformation is put at the center of climate action, commitments governments have already made, and...
COP26: More than 100 countries commit to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030
A pivotal pledge to save and restore our planet’s forests was officially announced on the second day of the COP26 World Leaders Summit, and...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 02 (IPS) – Current climate mitigation plans will result in a catastrophic 2.7°C world temperature rise. US$1.6–3.8 trillion is...
Fighting Dengue Virus with Biological Weapons
Karachi, Nov 02 (IPS) – Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Tajammal felt a sense of “impending doom” as she fought high fever, nausea, bouts of vomiting and...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 01 (IPS) – As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations...
62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs: UNESCO
In 2020 alone, according to UN cultural agency UNESCO, which works to protect media workers, 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs. Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 professionals lost...
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