Credit: Emdadul Islam Bitu / UNDP Bangladesh Opinion by Deodat Maharaj (united nations) Friday, November 08, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) – The Paris Agreement on climate change is a decade old this month. While there has been progress – with new net zero pledges and new technological solutions, we are still grappling with the reality that …
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Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly’s 75th session September 2020. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Opinion by Mandeep S.Tiwana (new york) Friday, November 08, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 08 (IPS) – On the day following the US election, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres issued a brief statement …
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A child receiving his second dose of the polio vaccine at a health clinic in Gaza City. Credit: UNICEF/ Eyad El Baba by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, November 08, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) – On November 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the second round of polio vaccinations in the Gaza Strip has …
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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, November 08, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) – When the United Nations imposes sanctions or penalizes a member state – be it the General Assembly or the Human Rights Council – the resolutions are “non-binding” and often remain unimplemented. But the Security Council resolutions are “binding” – and still openly violated …
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A flooded village in Matiari, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Credit: UNICEF/Asad Zaidi by Umar Manzoor Shah (nairobi) Thursday, November 07, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Nov 07 (IPS) – The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2024 Adaptation Gap Report has warned that adaptation actions are not keeping pace with the surging demands of a warming planet. Released ahead of the …
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by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, November 07, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 07 (IPS) – Cities are in a unique position, simultaneously the biggest emitters of greenhouse gasses and the most affected areas of the greenhouse effect. As a new UN report shows that rapid urbanization and industrialization have adverse effects on the environment, causing a rise in …
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Christophe Aïnagnon dropped out science degree because he realized he would not be able to find a job with his degree. Credit: Megan Fahrney/IPS by Megan Fahrney (cotonou) Thursday, November 07, 2024 Inter Press Service COTONOU, Nov 07 (IPS) – At just 11 years old, with a heavy heart, Louis peered up at his parents and said goodbye. He was leaving …
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Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Wednesday, November 06, 2024 Inter Press Service More durable than bronze, higher than Pharaoh’spyramids is the monument I have made,a shape that angry wind or hungry raincannot demolish, nor the innumerable ranksof the years that march in centuries. I shall not wholly die:some part of me will cheat the goddess of death. Thus wrote, …
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The Motion Picture Association congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory on Wednesday. “We look forward to working with them on a wide range of important issues for the film, TV, and streaming industry, which supports more than 2.7 million American jobs, boosts more than 240,000 businesses in cities and small towns across the country, and delivers over $242 billion …
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Cart laden with firewood in Gonzoma, Zimbabwe. Woodpoaching for household fuel is having an impact on forests in Zimbabwe. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Jeffrey Moyo (chimanimani, zimbabwe) Wednesday, November 06, 2024 Inter Press Service CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Nov 6 2024 (IPS) – Linet Makwera (28) has a baby strapped on her back as she totters barefoot, picking tiny pieces of wood on …
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