VIENNA, Nov 07 (IPS) – Ahead of this year’s COP27 in Egypt, industry and government representatives from 15 developing countries across Asia, Latin America...
New UN weather report ‘a chronicle of chaos’: UN chief
The latest report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released on Sunday, shows that the last eight years have been the warmest on...
COP27 begins a ‘new era to do things differently’, UN climate change chief declares as pivotal conference gets underway
The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge,...
Pacific Islands: Climate Finance Action a Priority at COP27
Sydney, Nov 05 (IPS) – Today, the window of opportunity for scaled-up global climate action to prevent disastrous global warming and build resilience in...
Donald Trump’s long-time ally found not guilty on foreign lobbying charges
Tom Barrack, a steadfast supporter of former president Donald Trump and a former chairman of his inauguration committee, was found not guilty on Friday...
Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows
The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts...
Warring factions in Yemen are being urged to extend a UN-mediated truce following reports of deaths and injuries of civilians from sniper attacks and...
People affected by leprosy should be fully recognized as persons with disabilities, both at the national and global levels, a UN independent human rights...
Sweden should step up efforts to fight systemic racism and focus on strategies to restore trust between police and minority groups, said a UN...
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched “an unprecedented number” of cruise and ballistic missiles over the course of just 48 hours this...
One in five children in 21 nations faced tech-facilitated sexual abuse: UNICEF 
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A culprit for corrosion may have been operating under our noses