“We came to Stockholm 50 years after the UN Conference on the Human Environment knowing that something must change. Knowing that, if we do not change, the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste, will only accelerate,” said Inger Andersen, Secretary-General of Stockholm+50,…
Opinion by Daud Khan (rome) Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Jun 03 (IPS) – Developing countries are facing a combination of crises that are unprecedented in recent times. Over the last three years they have had to face the COVID-19 crisis, the food crisis, the energy crisis, the…
“It is vital we safeguard the health of its atmosphere, the richness and diversity of life on Earth, its ecosystems and its finite resources. But we are failing to do so,” said the UN chief. “We are asking too much of our planet to maintain ways of life that…
Special Rapporteurs Fernand de Varennes and Balakrishnan Rajagopal said the move could result in “irreparable damage” to the minority community. UN human rights experts urged 🇮🇱 to stop the eviction & demolition of a village in #Israel that will forcibly displace 500 Bedouins, which could cause “irreparable damage” to their…
A disappointing slide for the US after an election blighted by disinformation. Credit: Aaron Burson/Unsplash. Opinion Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service Jun 03 (IPS) – Defending democracy has suddenly become one of the central challenges of our age. The land war in Ukraine is widely considered a front…
If everyone were to consume resources at the rate at which people in the United States, Canada and Luxembourg do, at least five Earths would be needed. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 03 (IPS) – This article is…
The UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal (3rd from right), talks to migrants in Tak province on the impact of COVID-19. Credit: UNSDG/Build back better: UN Thailand’s COVID-19 strategy. Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, June 03, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 03 (IPS) – Few deny…
Juana Martínez takes part in an October 2021 protest in Lima organized by the platform of people affected by heavy metals in front of Congress, holding a sign that reads: “Cajamarca. Mercury Never Again”. She was 29 years old when the mercury spill occurred in her town, Choropampa, in Peru’s…
“The Government of Iraq admittedly operates in a complex environment, including within the context of stalled government formation,” said the Update on Accountability in Iraq, jointly published by the UN Assistance Mission there (UNAMI) and the UN human rights office, OHCHR. “However, continued impunity for killings, disappearances, abduction and torture…
UN News: The Russian war in Ukraine has reached a tragic milestone. Are there any hopes that this war will end anytime soon? Amin Awad: “There is optimism that the war will end, because neither Ukraine nor Russia can afford it. Ukraine is suffering from the loss of life, the destruction…
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