The news came as the UN chief released a strongly worded statement on a record summer of global warming in the northern hemisphere, according to the European Union’s climate service Copernicus and WMO. Earth has just experienced its hottest August on record – by a large margin – and the…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stressed the urgency of addressing these challenges if the country is to move forward, recalling the 2022 anti-Government protests demanding a fairer and more inclusive society. “But the potential for a historic transformation that would address long-standing challenges is far from being…
Other Russian strikes damaged schools and homes in the Zaporizhzhya region, and port and grain infrastructure in the Odesa region. “I am shattered by the news of a series of attacks that today, once again, have left a path of death and destruction in different parts of Ukraine,” Denise Brown,…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 06, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 06 (IPS) – After decades of resistance by rich nations, African governments successfully pushed for the United Nations to lead on international tax cooperation. All developing countries and fair-minded governments must rally…
Opinion by Marianne Buenaventura Goldman, Reitumetse Nkoti Mabula (cape town, south africa) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sep 05 (IPS) – The Role of the New Development Bank in Monitoring Project Impacts on Communities The 15th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa this month…
This goat died of starvation while surrounded by an inedible invasive plant. Lives hang in the balance as Kenya’s dryland is ravaged by a severe prolonged drought. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 05 (IPS) – Africa needs approximately USD 579.2…
Asian Parliamentarians believe it’s important to prioritise spending on ageing and youth populations. Credit: APDA by Ranjit Devraj (new delhi) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Sep 05 (IPS) – Legislators from around the world, this week, officially submitted to the Sherpa of the G20 meeting set for…
It details how systemic racism, marginalization and exclusion, rooted in the legacies of enslavement and colonialism, continue to have a negative effect on all aspects of life. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged States to “accelerate action towards meaningful, inclusive and safe participation for people of African…
Secretary-General António Guterres was addressing the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, noting that despite “extreme heat, ferocious floods, and tens of thousands dead from devastating droughts”, the continent was responsible for less than four per cent of emissions. “The blow inflicted on development is all around with growing hunger…
The CMC 2023 report indicates that 1,172 people were killed or injured in 2022, which is the highest number since regular reporting started in 2010. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Human Rights Arms Advocacy Director Mary Wareham, emphasised that 95 per cent of casualties reported were civilians. “It is unconscionable…
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