Build Forward Fairer in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAKARTA, Oct 08 (IPS) – Cities have been epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020. City authorities have been the frontlines responders—from running testing...
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COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within and between countries, the UN High Commissioner for...
A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most impoverished regions; that adds up around 100 million families across the globe. ...
Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, recommended on Thursday that countries hosting Ivorians end their...
Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep roads safe for everyone, three UN Special Envoys said on Thursday, leading a new AI...
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday unveiled an $8 billion pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a bid to make vaccines accessible...
The CDC Turns Its Back on Migrants and Science
PHILADELPHIA, US, Oct 07 (IPS) – Last month, asylum-seeking families at the U.S.-Mexico border appeared to have won a victory, however temporary, in their...
The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday that Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), in the context of peacekeeping...
Mangrove Blue Carbon for Climate Change Mitigation
NAIROBI, Oct 07 (IPS) – Smelly, boggy, and full of bugs, mangroves’ superpowers are well hidden. However, there is rising confidence that mangroves are...
HAMILTON, Canada, Oct 07 (IPS) – It is not uncommon for a water-centric research, policy or development organization or network to declare its long-term...
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