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Venture capital firm General Catalyst announced the formation of the General Catalyst Institute, an organization that will work with governments and public policy leaders globally to facilitate the adoption of new technologies to create global resilience. “We believe humanity is entering an era where instability will be the new normal. This will manifest itself acutely in our supply chains, healthcare, …

Opinion by Sabina Alkire, Michelle Muschett (new york / oxford, uk) Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK / OXFORD, UK, Sep 18 (IPS) – Political polarization, the climate emergency, organized crime, migration, and low economic growth currently dominate the public debate in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and rightly so. However, there is a significant structural challenge …

Students interact with ECW’s Executive Director, Yasmine Sherif, as they participate in an art therapy session at an ECW-supported school in Kyiv, Ukraine. In partnership with UNICEF Ukraine and Caritas Ukraine, the school offers vital mental health and psychosocial support. Credit: ECW by IPS Correspondent (united nations) Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) – Education …

The polio vaccination campaign phase 2, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) – Today, the chief of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, confirmed that the first round of Gaza’s …

Final Fantasy 16 is finally almost here on PC and developer Square Enix has shared exactly when players can start playing the role-playing game. Square Enix confirmed the launch times for each region in an X/Twitter post, below, across its September 17 release date. Both previously released expansions for Final Fantasy 16, Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide, …

Credit: UNRWA Opinion by James E. Jennings (atlanta, georgia) Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Inter Press Service ATLANTA, Georgia, Sep 17 (IPS) – Today’s weapons are capable of wiping out entire swaths of humanity, demolishing remaining shreds of culture along with them. News coverage of the one-sided Gaza campaign make it plain that’s exactly what’s happening. Destroying the past destroys the future …

A woman is working on her tablet while commuting to her office. ICT Connectivity in cities is essential to ensure that people can work anywhere. Credit: Pexels/ Ketut Subiyanto Opinion by Sanjeevani Singh, Fabia Sauter (bangkok, thailand) Monday, September 16, 2024 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 16 (IPS) – When the Beijing Declaration was adopted in 1995, it called for …

Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, addresses the media and the community at the site of the Mullivaikal massacre. She says justice is overdue for the families of those killed and disappeared during the Sri Lankan civil war. Credit: Johan Mikaelsson/IPS by Johan Mikaelsson (mullivaikal, sri lanka) Monday, September 16, 2024 Inter Press Service MULLIVAIKAL, Sri Lanka, Sep 16 (IPS) …

These risks are particularly critical this year, as over 50 countries – representing half the world’s population – hold elections. In a message for Sunday’s International Day of Democracy, Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated the importance of upholding free speech, civil liberties and the rule of law, as well as ensuring accountable institutions and protecting human rights. “Yet, these rights and …

United Nations Sigrid Kaag visited Gaza this month after being tasked with improving the delivery of urgently needed aid The UN’s most senior official overseeing aid and reconstruction in Gaza has told the BBC that the international community is collectively failing innocent civilians in the territory. Sigrid Kaag, who was appointed nine months ago to improve the delivery of urgently …