After a 20-Month Lockdown, UN Plans to Return to Near-Normal by Mid-November
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 01 (IPS) – The United Nations, which suffered a pandemic lockdown over the last 20 months– with most staffers tele-working from...
Reducing methane emissions vital for climate action, but not ‘get out of jail free card’
A new reporting hub to reduce methane emissions – a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for at least a quarter of global warming – was...
Record greenhouse gas concentrations have pushed the planet into uncharted territory, with repercussions likely for current and future generations, warned the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) this Sunday. Read the full...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday called on G20 leaders to step up efforts to ensure the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Although sea level rise could put more than 800 million people in coastal cities at direct risk by 2050, less than 10 per cent...
Traffickers abusing online technology, UN crime prevention agency warns
Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit, are taking advantage of online technologies for every step of their criminal activities. Read the full story, “Traffickers abusing online technology,...
Combating Energy Poverty in Chile with Community Inclusion
SANTIAGO, Oct 29 (IPS) – More than 90 percent of Chile’s 17.5 million people have access to electricity. But many live in energy poverty...
First Person: Telling the tragic story of mercury poisoning in Japan
Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness caused by industrial mercury poisoning, which originated in the Japanese town of the...
‘Serious risk’ COP26 may not deliver, warns Guterres, urging more climate action
There is a “serious risk” that the UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, “will not deliver”, the UN chief told journalists on Friday...
The UN Special Representative for Mali told the Security Council on Friday that despite collective efforts, “the reality is that the security situation has deteriorated and the crisis is deepening”, across the northwest African nation. ...
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