Vladimir Putinat the Millennium Summit of the UN in September 2000. Opinion by Kester Kenn Klomegah (moscow) Friday, September 20, 2024 Inter Press Service MOSCOW, Sep 20 (IPS) – After two symbolic African leaders’ summits, Russia’s trading is steadily increasing but significantly in exports of military weapons and equipment. According to Kremlin reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the trade turnover …
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Civil society leaders at the Forus General Assembly in Gaborone, Botswana. Credit: Forus Opinion by Sarah Strack (new york) Friday, September 20, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 20 (IPS) – Sarah Strack is Forus DirectorIn a context of shrinking civic space that threatens civil society participation in an increasing number of countries and all the way to some UN …
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Greenpeace Brazil conducted an aerial survey in southern Amazonas and northern Rondônia to monitor deforestation and fires in July 2024. Credit: Marizilda Cruppe / Greenpeace by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, September 20, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) – This year has been the worst for the Amazon rainforest in almost two decades. Although there has been …
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Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters ahead of the opening of the 79th high-level session of the UN General Assembly and the Summit of the Future. Credit: Mark Gaten/UN by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Thursday, September 19, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) – As the United Nations gears up to host the international community for the high-level meeting …
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by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, September 19, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) – In early September, Typhoon Yagi, a deadly tropical cyclone, hit Southeast Asia and Southern China, causing widespread destruction. According to the United Nations (UN), wind speeds, reaching 213 kilometers per hour, as well as heavy flooding and severe landslides, have devastated affected areas. …
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Farmer Crescencio Hernández checks seedlings in his chinampa in the San Gregorio Atlapulco collective land, in the Xochimilco municipality, in the south of the extensive metropolitan area of Mexico City. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (san gregorio atlapulco, mexico) Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Inter Press Service SAN GREGORIO ATLAPULCO, Mexico, Sep 18 (IPS) – Mexican Crescencio Hernández orders …
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Hayk Harutyunyan, a 22-year-old displaced photographer from Nagorno-Karabakh, holds the key to his house in Nagorno-Karabakh. A tattoo of the monument “We are our mountains,” a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh, can be seen on his arm. Credit: Gayane Yenokian/IPS. by Nazenik Saroyan (yerevan, armenia) Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Inter Press Service YEREVAN, Armenia, Sep 18 (IPS) – It has been 12 months …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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