The study focuses on the environmental dimensions of AMR, which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines. It calls for strengthening action to reduce the emergence, transmission and spread of “superbugs” – strains of bacteria that have become resistant to every…
“My Command appreciates the recognition of female officers as a catalyst of systematic change within the Zambia Police Service,” said the Inspector General of Police Lemmy Kajoba. “We take very seriously our role in driving policy reforms, ensuring gender mainstreaming and accountability for gender equality and women’s empowerment within our…
In Belarus, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and a local communications company launched the #InternetWithoutBullying initiative to raise awareness on safe online behaviours among children and young people and equip them with the right tools to identify, cope with and respond to bullying. UNICEF also provides guidelines for teenagers on…
The event aimed to mobilize Prime Ministers to support the Early Warnings for All initiative (EW4ALL) in the face of mounting climate hazards. 2021 was the region’s fourth costliest hurricane season on record, with 21 named storms, including seven hurricanes. Protecting vulnerable communities UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced EW4ALL…
Fernando Arias, Director-General of the UN-backed OPCW, said the findings are laid out in the third report of an Investigation and Identification Team tasked with ascertaining the perpetrators of specific instances of chemical weapons use in Syria. According to the report, he said, there is evidence that, on 7 April 2018, at least…
Opinion by Ian Richards, Amy Shelver (geneva, switzerland) Tuesday, February 07, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb 07 (IPS) – New UNCTAD software does to digital government what IKEA did to furniture, allowing Bhutan’s government employees to create their own user-friendly services for citizens online. Tedious government procedures aren’t just…
by Mario Osava (boa vista, brazil) Monday, February 06, 2023 Inter Press Service BOA VISTA, Brazil, Feb 06 (IPS) – Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil, on the border with Guyana and Venezuela, is undergoing an energy transition that points to the dilemmas and possible solutions for a safe and sustainable…
Opinion by Anis Chowdhury, Kate Lappin (melbourne and sydney) Monday, February 06, 2023 Inter Press Service MELBOURNE and SYDNEY, Feb 06 (IPS) – Australia is set to become the first country or jurisdiction to require large multinational corporations (MNCs), with a global consolidated income of at least AU$1 billion, to publicly…
SANLIURFA, Turkey — At 9 p.m. local time, floodlights lit up a large pile of rubble on Ipekyollu Street in Sanliurfa, 17 hours after the collapse of a six-story building that once stood there. Mehmet Karakecili, 30, a paramedic who had been working since 4 a.m., said at least a…
The world’s Least Developed Countries are in a race against time to deliver Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (united nations & nairobi) Monday, February 06, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS & NAIROBI, Feb 06 (IPS) – It is a race against time to form…
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