Category: EXTERNAL

Opinion by William Warshauer, Joao Campari (dubai) Tuesday, December 05, 2023 Inter Press Service DUBAI, Dec 05 (IPS) – Food and agriculture is a top agenda item at UNFCCC COP28, as…

Bedi Racule, nuclear survivors forum. Credit: Katsuhiro Asagiri Opinion by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Tuesday, December 05, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec 05 (IPS) – The language used in…

Opinion by Lynn Hastings (gaza, palestine) Tuesday, December 05, 2023 Inter Press Service GAZA, Palestine, Dec 05 (IPS) – The 7-day ceasefire brought respite to everyone; hostages were reunited with their…

They are taking part in the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial, which opens in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday. The two-day meeting aims to secure vital political support and concrete commitments…

Fossil fuels require recurring new exploration and development expenditures, while renewables are inherently self-replenishing. Credit: Bigstock Opinion by Philippe Benoit (washington dc) Monday, December 04, 2023 Inter Press Service This significant…

The latest update from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, confirmed rising casualties and devastation amid “heavy Israeli bombardment from air, land and sea”. “From the afternoon of (Saturday) 2…

Among them is young Senegalese singer and rapper Oumy Gueye, who goes by OMG and was triggered to embrace climate action when her grandparents’ home in Bargny east of the…

Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity plans to mobilize high-impact investment for this continent-wide transformation, including the largest conservation effort globally. Credit: Pacific Community by Umar Manzoor Shah (dubai) Monday, December 04, 2023…

ECW’s Executive Director Yasmine Sherif, ECW’s Executive Director at COP28 where she is appealing to the states and participants to contribute to the education of children impacted by climate-change related…

Dr Jetn Sirathranont, member of the Senate of Thailand and AFPPD Secretary-General addresses the conference on International Conference on Demographic Resilience in Uzbekistan. Credit: UNFPA Uzbekistan by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg &…

Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Monday, December 04, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Dec 04 (IPS) – The Netherlands is the latest country to lurch to the…

UN Volunteers Day is commemorated annually on December 5. Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Monday, December 04, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 04 (IPS) – If there is…

Research team in the Arctic. Professor Tjernström is standing on the left. Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Monday, December 04, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec 04 (IPS) –…

Our planet has logged higher mean temperatures each year, with 2023 set to be the hottest on record. Ice sheets are melting at an unprecedented rate. Wildfires have made the…

“Silence the guns and return to dialogue – the suffering inflicted on civilians is too much to bear. More violence is not the answer. It will bring neither peace nor…

As the fourth day of this year’s UN climate conference got under way, the UN chief stated: “The fossil fuel industry is finally starting to wake up, but the promises…