SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (IPS) – The pandemic is pushing back the world’s poorest countries with the least means to finance economic...
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With one million species at risk of extinction, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for greater leadership and political will to end the...
End of leaded fuel use a ‘milestone for multilateralism’
The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a “milestone for multilateralism”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, marking the end of a 20-year campaign to...
Security Council urges Taliban to provide safe passage out of Afghanistan
The UN Security passed a resolution on Monday that calls for the Taliban to facilitate safe passage for people wanting to leave Afghanistan, allow...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is “deeply troubled” by indications that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) appears to have...
Israel-Palestine: Waste no opportunity for ‘serious’ political negotiation, envoy urges
The top UN envoy for the Middle East peace process told the UN Security Council on Monday that three months after the deadly escalation in violence between Israel...
Argentina Takes Controversial Step Backwards in Biofuel Production
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 30 (IPS) – Argentina, historically an agricultural powerhouse, has become a major producer of biofuels in recent years. However, this South...
TORONTO, Canada, Aug 30 (IPS) – Whether desperately trying to get a place on the last evacuation flights out of Kabul or trekking to...
Jamaica Walking a Tightrope Between Boosting the Economy and Cutting Emissions in COVID-19 Era
KINGSTON, Aug 30 (IPS) – Even as COVID-19 walloped Jamaica’s economy last year, the government overhauled its energy emissions milestones to create what many...
As the school year begins for millions of children in Europe and Central Asia, UN health and child experts on Monday issued a series of COVID-19...
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