Q&A: On the Frontline, Islands Aim to Seize Climate Initiatives
KINGSTON / PARIS, May 17 (IPS) – The “all-virtual” Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW) that took place May 11-14 highlighted islands’...
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NEW DELHI, India, May 17 (IPS) – Somalia is one of the most complex regions of the world, with threats and political instability, extreme...
Africas Worsening Climate: Heres How the United States can Help Africa
URBANA, Illinois, May 17 (IPS) – Recently, I participated in a Congressional hearing on the “Effects of climate change in Africa”, before the House...
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack Internet access, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday, highlighting...
Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, UNICEF chief says ahead of G7 summit
The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have access to vaccines, the head of the...
The Devastating Gun Battle in Gaza is Being Fought in an Uneven Killing Field
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (IPS) – In most civil wars and military conflicts across the politically-volatile Middle East, including in Syria, Yemen and Palestine,...
COVID-19 Vaccination: The Barriers to Achieving Global Herd Immunity
NEW JERSEY, USA, May 17 (IPS) – The global community is conducting a rapid vaccination program against the SARS.Cov-2 virus, using several vaccines, authorised...
The current “senseless” cycle of violence in the Middle East must end now, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to a Security Council...
First Person: Gardening is ‘political’ says Irish celebrity horticulturist
For Diarmuid Gavin, a renowned Irish gardener and TV personality, horticulture has to a role to play in all contemporary affairs, from the Black...
More than 40 children have been killed in the current crisis in the Middle East, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF,...
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