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Delegates representing Indigenous communities urge negotiators to include language that promotes human and environmental rights. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (baku) Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Inter Press Service BAKU, Nov 19 (IPS) – Delegates representing Indigenous people’s rights have taken issue with the ongoing COP29 negotiations, calling for Parties to include text and language that promote Indigenous rights to be …

Despite streaming issues … tons of people from all corners of the world flocked to Netflix to catch Jake Paul and Mike Tyson throw down Friday night — with an estimated 108 million people streaming the bout!! Paul and Tyson, according to Jake’s Most Valuable Promotions, have become the most streamed sporting event ever with 65 million global concurrent streams …

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 19 (IPS) – Western financial policies have been squeezing economies worldwide. After being urged to borrow commercial finance heavily, developing countries now struggle with contractionary Western monetary policies. Central banks ‘Unconventional monetary measures’ in the West helped offset the world economic slowdown …

by CIVICUS Monday, November 18, 2024 Inter Press Service Nov 18 (IPS) – Content warning: this interview contains details some readers may find distressing. CIVICUS discusses Sudan’s civil war and its impact on women with Sulaima Elkhalifa, a Sudanese human rights defender and expert on gender-based violence. In October, fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group fighting …

Dr. Colin A. Young, Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center says the developed world should be reminded of catastrophic outcomes of failing to meet emissions targets. Credit: Aishwarya Bajpai/IPS by Aishwarya Bajpai (baku) Monday, November 18, 2024 Inter Press Service BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) – Communities living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) pay the price of climate …

The president approved Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles inside Russia, but that decision, among others, may soon be reversed.

Roland Kupers, a lead architect at the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Methane Emissions Observatory by Umar Manzoor Shah (baku) Monday, November 18, 2024 Inter Press Service BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) – Methane emissions have emerged as a focal point of discussion as global leaders congregate at COP29 in Baku to tackle the escalating climate crisis. In an exclusive interview …

In Sudan Children are facing climate and conflict challenges at the same time. Photo: JC Mcllwaine/Flickr by Tanka Dhakal (baku) Sunday, November 17, 2024 Inter Press Service BAKU, Nov 17 (IPS) – As the world grapples with ongoing armed conflicts, from Ukraine to Gaza, advocacy for a more proactive approach to understanding and effectively responding to the needs of children affected …

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. After topping the charts for three weeks, Sony’s Venom: The Last Dancetook a tumble this weekend, thanks to the arrival of Amazon’s twice as expensive family entertainer Red One. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, Red One …

Alab Mirasol Ayroso making her speech during the Youth Action in the hallways of COP29, Baku. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (baku) Sunday, November 17, 2024 Inter Press Service BAKU, Nov 17 (IPS) – “We cannot rely on capitalistic logic to serve our fight for liberation. More investments will not build houses after floods because it’s not profitable. Corporations will …