Putting Nature on a Quantifiable, Ambitious Path to Recovery — Global Issues

Putting Nature on a Quantifiable, Ambitious Path to Recovery — Global Issues

A blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) photographed on a largely dead coral reef on the Coral Coast on Fiji’s largest island Viti Levu. IPBES estimates that nearly one-third of reefs are threatened with extinction. Credit: Tom Vierus / Climate Visuals by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service…

UN Assessed Contributions Needed to Generate Core Funding for Climate Loss & Damage — Global Issues

UN Assessed Contributions Needed to Generate Core Funding for Climate Loss & Damage — Global Issues

After days of intense negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached agreement on an outcome that established a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters. 20 November 2022 Credit: United Nations Opinion by Inge Kaul (berlin) Tuesday, November…

UN Deploys Unarmed Weapon in Humanitarian & Peacekeeping Operations — Global Issues

UN Deploys Unarmed Weapon in Humanitarian & Peacekeeping Operations — Global Issues

Credit: IPS Opinion by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, November 28, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) – A sign outside the United Nations reads, perhaps half-seriously, that it is a “No Drone Zone”—and “launching, landing or operating Unmanned or Remote-Controlled aircraft in this area is prohibited”. The…

Push Forward Act Now to End Violence Against Women and Girls — Global Issues

Push Forward Act Now to End Violence Against Women and Girls — Global Issues

Opinion by Sima Bahous (united nations) Friday, November 25, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 (IPS) – Five years ago, the global #MeToo movement brought new urgency and visibility to the extent of violence against women and girls. Millions of survivors came forward to share their experience. They forced…

Black Fraud-Days and the Shocking Cost of Staying Fashionable — Global Issues

Black Fraud-Days and the Shocking Cost of Staying Fashionable — Global Issues

Around 7,500 litres of water are used to make a single pair of jeans, equivalent to the amount of water the average person drinks over seven years. Credit: pexels by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, November 25, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Nov 25 (IPS) – Please take a quick look at…

Was COP27 a Success or a Failure? — Global Issues

Was COP27 a Success or a Failure? — Global Issues

After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached agreement on an outcome that established a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters. Opinion by Felix Dodds, Chris Spence (sharm…