Opinion by Dennis Francis, Robert Floyd (united nations) Friday, August 30, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) – In 2009 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 29 August the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. This date recalled the official closing of the Semipalatinsk nuclear weapons testing site in today’s Kazakhstan on 29 August 1991; that one site alone …
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Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative for Palestine, briefs the media on the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Thursday, August 29, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (IPS) – The UN’s multi-agency polio vaccine campaign in Gaza is set to begin this weekend. It will do so under continued …
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A climate assembly starts with the random election of its members from the people attending its meetings. The group discusses an agenda of local climate issues and drafts recommendations for municipal and regional authorities. Infographic: Ecovidrio by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Thursday, August 29, 2024 Inter Press Service MEXICO CITY, Aug 29 (IPS) – Danilo Barbosa had never taken part in …
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New research shows that the APAC region is poised to set the pace for the next wave of mobile technology. The Global Mobile Suppliers Association has predicted that APAC will lead the global 6G mobile network rollout in the next decade, as telecommunications operators in the region innovate and outpace some of their more conservative counterparts in other parts of …
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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, August 29, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (IPS) – The Communist Manifesto of a bygone era, authored by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, begins with an implicit warning: “A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of Communism.” And today another specter is haunting– this time at the United Nations — the specter of …
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President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, meets with internally displaced Sudanese civilians at a displacement camp in Juba. During his visit, he met with the President of the Republic of South Sudan to discuss a peace agreement and plans for humanitarian assistance. Credit: Nektarios Markogiannis/UN Photo by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, …
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When we think of the “cloud,” we often imagine data floating invisibly in the ether. But the reality is far more tangible: the cloud is located in huge buildings called data centers, filled with powerful, energy-hungry computer chips. Those chips, particularly graphics processing units (GPUs), have become a critical piece of infrastructure for the world of AI, as they are …
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UN agencies are working together to integrate traditional knowledge with modern technology, optimizing water use for agriculture. Credit: FAO Iraq Opinion by Ghulam Isaczai (baghdad, iraq) Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Inter Press Service BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 28 (IPS) – Climate change and water scarcity pose significant threats to Iraq’s stability, prosperity, and the well-being of its people. The environmental challenges facing …
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Credit: Freedom House Opinion by Liam Scott (washington) Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) – At least 55 governments in the past decade have restricted the freedom of movement for people they deem as threats, including journalists, according to a Freedom House report published last Thursday. Governments control freedom of movement via travel bans, revoking citizenship, …
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Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Credit: UNCBD by Stella Paul (montreal & hyderabad) Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Inter Press Service MONTREAL & HYDERABAD, Aug 27 (IPS) – “We are living in a time where nature is regularly raising its hand and saying, ‘Look, I’m here and I’m in trouble,’ and then bringing us all …
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