NEW YORK, Oct 14 (IPS) – “Now is the time for a stronger, more networked and inclusive multilateral system anchored in the United Nations,”...
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VIENNA, Oct 14 (IPS) – Will the World Bank walk away with $100 Billion IDA20 replenishment without “Walking the Talk” on disability? The World...
Cubas Power Crisis Drives Home Need to Accelerate Energy Transition
HAVANA, Oct 14 (IPS) – With aging infrastructure and problems with fuel supplies, Cuba is facing a crisis in its electric power generation system,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Read the full story, “WHO establishes new scientific...
Although COVID-19 deaths continue to decline, vaccine inequity persists, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, again calling for greater support for developing countries. Read...
For the past seven decades, the cells of Henrietta Lacks, a Black American woman who died of cervical cancer, have saved countless lives, and made numerous scientific breakthroughs possible, such as the...
More than 100 countries on Wednesday committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global framework, that aims to put biodiversity on a path to recovery, by 2030 at the latest. Read the full...
Paraguay’s failure to prevent the toxic contamination of indigenous people’s traditional lands by commercial farming violates their rights and their sense of “home”, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a...
Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience has many benefits, beyond saving lives and livelihoods. Read the...
Atoll Nation of Tuvalu Adopts ‘Cubes’ to Step Up Nutritious Food Production
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct 13 (IPS) – Tuvalu, a small atoll island nation in the Central Pacific Ocean, is one of few countries in the...
UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons 
Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future 
Colombia Declares State of Emergency Following Deadly Earthquake 
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