Climate Crisis Fuels Exodus to Mexico, Both Waystation and Destination
MEXICO CITY, Oct 27 2021 (IPS) – In September, 31-year-old Yesenia decided to leave her home on the outskirts of the northern Honduran city...
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Mental Health Achievements in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 27 (IPS) – Mental health is a state of well-being when both your body and your mind are in balance, and...
More than half the population of Latin America and the Caribbean has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a senior official with the regional arm...
Peacekeeping chief encouraged by ‘warming’ relations between Sudan and South Sudan over Abyei
The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was encouraged by a thaw in relations between South Sudan and Sudan, now that both have established national committees on the question of Abyei,...
Education Cannot Wait Urges Urgent Action for World’s Biggest Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (IPS) – Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif urged the world to support their efforts to provide education to children...
The jobs recovery is stalled worldwide and disparities between advanced and developing economies threaten the whole global economy, warned the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Pandemic impact on jobs,...
Countries must unite and act urgently to secure stability in Afghanistan, and a better future for its people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message on Wednesday to a...
Another Unenviable Annual Record for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
DOMINICA, Oct 27 (IPS) – A few days before the international community gathers for COP26, widely considered the most important climate conference since the...
Illegal Immigration: A 21st Century Crisis
PORTLAND, USA, Oct 27 (IPS) – Illegal immigration is a 21st century crisis that will only worsen with the consequences of climate change. Read...
In breach of diplomatic protocol; ‘don’t choose extinction’ dinosaur urges world leaders
In a UN first, a ferocious and talkative dinosaur bursts into the iconic General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York, with a special warning for any diplomats who still think climate action is for...
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