Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, October 18, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (IPS) – When Dr Gamani Corea, a former Secretary-General of the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was holding court in the delegate’s lounge, I asked him what he thought of the bitter dispute between then Secretary-General (SG) Boutros …
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Deodat Maharaj, Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries Opinion by Deodat Maharaj (united nations) Friday, October 18, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (IPS) – Last month, world leaders gathered at the time of the UN General Assembly in New York and agreed on a pioneering Pact for the Future. This global accord …
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Without investing in social development and crisis response, vulnerable communities are more susceptible to the impacts and stressors put on by multiple crises. Credit: UN Women_Ryan Brown by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Saturday, October 19, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (IPS) – Social development in a global context shows the risk of trending downwards and not recovering if …
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Skytruth 30×30 Progress Tracker, Multi-view. Credit: Skytruth Opinion by John Amos (santa fe, new mexico usa) Friday, October 18, 2024 Inter Press Service SANTA FE, New Mexico USA, Oct 18 (IPS) – Two years ago world leaders from nearly 200 countries made a landmark commitment to protect and conserve at least 30% of the planet’s land, ocean, and freshwater by 2030 …
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A humanitarian batch of fertilizers has been successfully shipped to Sri Lanka after being blocked in the EU since 2022 A shipment of Russian humanitarian fertilizer has departed Latvian waters to commence its trip to Sri Lanka, producer Uralchem announced on Friday. The vessel, MV Asian Majesty, has been anchored in the Bay of Riga with 55,000 tons of potash …
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Crerdit: Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, October 18, 2024 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 18 (IPS) – Juan López was gunned down on 14 September. An environmental activist, community leader and member of the Municipal Committee in Defence of the Commons and Public Goods of Tocoa, he was the latest victim of …
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UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban, WFP Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau, UNICEF Lebanon Representative Édouard Beigbeder, and WFP Country Director for Lebanon Matthew Hollingworth, visited the Masnaa Border in the Bekaa where UNICEF is working to provide critical support to affected communities. Credit: UNICEF/Fouad Choufany by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, October 18, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct …
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Based on reported and estimated mortality, it appears clear that the Palestinian death toll in Gaza is among the highest civilian mortality rates of the 21st century. Credit: WHO Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Thursday, October 17, 2024 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Oct 17 (IPS) – Following the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas-led militants, Israel’s response …
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by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, October 17, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 (IPS) – Food waste has been a pressing concern for environmentalists and humanitarians for decades. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that approximately one third of all global food products end up in landfills, equating to roughly 1.3 billion metric tons. Conversely, according to …
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Recent reports speculate that Warner Bros. and its co-financiers could lose a combined total of almost $200 million on Joker: Folie à Deux, the big-budget comic bomb starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. The film has struggled to stay afloat at the box office, after debuting with tremendously disappointing numbers a couple of weeks ago. But despite its hugely underwhelming …
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