UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact — Global Issues

UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact — Global Issues

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“This is an important step in the right direction, but much more needs to be done,” Mr. Guterres said via a statement from his spokesperson Farhan Haq. The top UN official leading efforts to secure a lasting peace in the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, echoed those comments and also welcomed…

Indigenous Voices and Food Systems Lead the Way at COP28 — Global Issues

Indigenous Voices and Food Systems Lead the Way at COP28 — Global Issues

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Christine Nalienya, a farmer in western Kenya, winnowing beans outside her home. Bean farmers confront various challenges, yet as smallholder farmers, they receive little support. Credit: Robert Kibet/IPS by Robert Kibet Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Inter Press Service Nov 22 (IPS) – In a groundbreaking development, indigenous farmer communities are…

Lula Meets First Brazilian Chair of IPS — Global Issues

Lula Meets First Brazilian Chair of IPS — Global Issues

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President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (left), alongside Carlos Tibúrcio and Fernando Morais, Chair of the IPS Board of Directors (right). Credit: Planalto.  brasilia Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Inter Press Service BRASILIA, Nov 21 (IPS) – Elected by the agency’s global board of directors on November 14th, journalist…

Improving Livestock Health Is a Net Positive Move Towards Net Zero — Global Issues

Improving Livestock Health Is a Net Positive Move Towards Net Zero — Global Issues

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Opinion by Carel du Marchie Sarvaas (brussels, belgium) Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov 21 (IPS) – The recent downturn in sales of alternative meat products is only the latest evidence that the world is unlikely to give up animal protein completely in the long run. In…

The Worlds Right-Wing & Left-Wing Torturers — Global Issues

The Worlds Right-Wing & Left-Wing Torturers — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (IPS) – Jeanne Kirkpatrick, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, once made the distinction between “friendly” right-wing authoritarian regimes (which were mostly U.S. and Western allies) and “unfriendly” left-wing totalitarian dictatorships (which the…

Funding shortfall puts WFP operations in Chad at risk — Global Issues

Funding shortfall puts WFP operations in Chad at risk — Global Issues

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The warning comes as aid agencies scramble to respond to a fresh wave of displacement sparked by the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Darfur region of Sudan, with reports of mass killings, rapes and widespread destruction. The crisis is occurring amid the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the…

Will the UN Ever be Able to Eradicate Systemic Racism Within? — Global Issues

Will the UN Ever be Able to Eradicate Systemic Racism Within? — Global Issues

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Credit: UN Staff News Opinion by Shihana Mohamed (new york) Monday, November 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 20 (IPS) – In the midst of the Israel-Hamas conflagration, a significant anniversary at the United Nations –October 24th was the 78th year since its founding–went unremarked by the larger world….