Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk — Global Issues

Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk — Global Issues

Charlie Brown Opinion by Charlie Brown (lome, togo) Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Inter Press Service LOME, Togo, Apr 26 (IPS) – The writer is President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free DentistryThe Minamata Convention on Mercury, a stellar success story to date, has been favorably compared to the prototype success story for a…

Now Europeans Learn What Climate Extremes Are All About — Global Issues

Now Europeans Learn What Climate Extremes Are All About — Global Issues

Rhine River, Cologne,,Germany,10.08.2022. Credit: Shutterstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Apr 25 (IPS) – Apologies to those Western politicians and media who continue to say that Ukraine’s brutal proxy war stands behind whatever catastrophes, disasters or crises occur in the Planet. Is this accurate?…

Star Wars Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Symbolises A Litany of Firsts For Women — Global Issues

Star Wars Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Symbolises A Litany of Firsts For Women — Global Issues

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (L) on the set of Ms Marvel, directing actor Mehwish Hayat (R). Credit: Disney/Lucasfilm by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Apr 25 (IPS) – The announcement by Lucas film’s president, Kathleen Kennedy, about the upcoming three new live-action Star Wars films was enough…

OHCHR calls on authorities to halt imminent trafficking execution — Global Issues

OHCHR calls on authorities to halt imminent trafficking execution — Global Issues

OHCHR’s Ravina Shamdasani was briefing journalists in Geneva, and said that reports had emerged from Singapore that it was “poised to conduct a further execution” by hanging, of Tagaraju Suppia – which would be the 12th since March last year. “We have concerns around due process and respect for fair…

UN salutes ‘inspiring’ life of civil rights champion Harry Belafonte — Global Issues

UN salutes ‘inspiring’ life of civil rights champion Harry Belafonte — Global Issues

“At this moment of sorrow, let us be inspired by his example and strive to defend the dignity and rights of every human being, everywhere,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, in a statement. Human rights hero “Beyond touching millions with his inimitable charm and charisma in music, film, and theatre,…

FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’ — Global Issues

FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’ — Global Issues

This is particularly vital during key life stages such as pregnancy and lactation, childhood, adolescence and older age, says the study, entitled Contribution of terrestrial animal source food to healthy diets for improved nutrition and health outcomes. Comprehensive analysis It’s the most comprehensive analysis yet of the benefits and risks…

UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions — Global Issues

UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions — Global Issues

Ten days of fighting between rival military forces have had a devastating impact on the country’s population. The UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) warned that people are lacking food, water, medicines and fuel, power is limited, and the prices of essential items as well as transport have skyrocketed. OCHA spokesperson…

SDG ‘warriors’ open Youth Forum with advice for building better world — Global Issues

SDG ‘warriors’ open Youth Forum with advice for building better world — Global Issues

Their call was answered by top UN officials. “Our world needs you more than ever,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, in a video message for the event. Organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the three day forum and its dozens of side events will elaborate…

UN envoy calls for greater effort towards peace amid mounting violence — Global Issues

UN envoy calls for greater effort towards peace amid mounting violence — Global Issues

Mr. Wennesland expressed deep concern over recent violence and inflammatory actions, particularly the violent confrontations inside al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem earlier this month. He urged the sides, regional States and the international community, to show leadership, re-engage and work towards peace and the vision of a two-State solution. “There must…

Guterres urges countries to recommit to achieving SDGs by 2030 deadline — Global Issues

Guterres urges countries to recommit to achieving SDGs by 2030 deadline — Global Issues

Launching a special edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) progress report, he warned that their collective promise made in 2015 of a more green, just and equitable global future, is in peril. “Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have…