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  1. Sindh People’s Housing Redefines Post-Disaster Adaptation Success

    - Inter Press Service

    BELÉM, Brazil, December 12 (IPS) - By any comparison, the statistics for Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) are phenomenal.

  2. UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi

    - UN News

    The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday with Member States adopting 11 resolutions, three decisions and a ministerial declaration aiming to advance solutions for a more resilient planet.

  3. UN sounds alarm over rising demands on water resources as scarcity increases

    - UN News

    Pressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions marked by scarcity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday.

  4. ‘Once Conversations about Democracy and Equality Begin, They Are Very Hard to Silence’

    - Inter Press Service

    CIVICUS discusses restrictions on civic space in Thailand and the detention of activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa with Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate, Advocacy Lead at Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

  5. CIVICUS 2025 Report Reveals Widespread Attacks on Civic Freedoms Worldwide

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, December 11 (IPS) - Over the course of 2025, global civic space conditions have deteriorated sharply, with most countries experiencing some degree of obstructed civil liberties. As authoritarian governments strengthen their hold and have even escalated the use of military force to suppress public dissent, civilians report facing increasing limitations of freedoms of association, peaceful assembly, petition and religion, as well as notable crackdowns on press freedoms.

  6. Hurricane Melissa: WFP calls for greater investment in preparedness, building resilience

    - UN News

    More than a month after Hurricane Melissa slammed the Caribbean, devastated communities still require assistance, the regional director for the World Food Programme (WFP) told journalists at UN Headquarters on Thursday.

  7. International Funding for 30×30 Biodiversity Target Falls Billions Short of Global Goals

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, December 10 (IPS) - A new study and interactive dashboard released today in Nairobi at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) finds that current international financial flows remain billions of dollars short of what is required to achieve the global biodiversity target of protecting and conserving at least 30 percent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030 (30×30).

  8. How Community Radio Is Powering Tanzania’s Climate Resilience

    - Inter Press Service

    DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, December 10 (IPS) - At dawn in the mangrove-choked Rufiji estuary, paddles from wooden canoes slice through still waters as a soft voice drifts across the tide.

  9. Five climate trailblazers: UNEP’S 2025 Champions of the Earth

    - UN News

    Global temperatures rises are projected to surpass 1.5°C (2.7°F) within the next decade, underscoring the urgency of the climate crisis.

  10. Thousands Gather in Nairobi as Science Meets Diplomacy for Planet Protection

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, December 9 (IPS) - “There will never be a better time than now to invest in a stable climate, thriving ecosystems, and resilient lands, or in sustainable development that delivers for all,” said Amina J. Mohammed, the deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, during the opening plenary of the seventh meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) taking place from December 8 to 12, 2025.

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