Middle East Green Initiative: ‘pathbreaking work’ to protect the planet
The Middle East Green Initiative launch in Saudi Arabia on Monday was hailed by the UN’s deputy chief as a valuable commitment and strategic...
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Latin America Heads to Glasgow Climate Summit with Half-Empty Hands
MEXICO CITY, Oct 25 (IPS) – This article is part of IPS coverage ahead of the COP26 climate change conference, to be held Oct....
Disarmament Week? But Hundreds of Nukes Can Be Launched Within Minutes
MADRID, Oct 25 (IPS) – Hadn’t it been so worrisome, it would be ironic to hear that humanity is to mark the World Disarmament...
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and all other officials, “must be released immediately.” Read the full story, “UN chief...
‘No time to lose’ curbing greenhouse gases: WMO
Last year, heat-trapping greenhouse gases reached a new record, surging above the planet’s 2011-2020 average, and has continued in 2021, according to a new...
World’s Deadliest Malaria Parasite Dominance in Africa Could Be Over Experts
Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 25 (IPS) – One morning in 2016, Lillian Nekesa’s 3-year-old woke up with flu-like classic symptoms of malaria. This was not...
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 25 (IPS) – The global food system is facing more demands from society than ever before in modern times – and...
Multilateralism committed but ‘struggling’ to solve world challenges
While multilateralism remains “committed to solving global challenges”, the deputy UN chief said on Sunday, United Nations Day, it is “struggling to find the...
From bringing together fractured communities, to fighting child labour, and advancing climate action, the work of UN staff around the world is contributing to...
A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, was forced to return to Addis Ababa due...
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