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Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit
- UN News
Countries agreed Thursday to form a new climate negotiating bloc to advocate for the unique needs of nations without direct access to the sea. The decision was reached at the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), currently under way in Awaza, Turkmenistan.
Afghan women returnees face rising risks, UN warns
- UN News
The international community must provide greater support to Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and Pakistan who face increased risk of impoverishment, early marriage and growing threats to their rights and safety.
Gaza: Hospitals ‘at near-total collapse’, staff overwhelmed by the injured
- UN News
Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food across the enclave, while medical teams warned that hospitals are overwhelmed by a daily influx of injured people and close to “near-total collapse”.
Why Crop Diversity Matters for the Future of Food
- Inter Press Service
ROME, August 6 (IPS) - Across continents and cultures, seeds and plants hold more than the promise of a harvest—they carry the wisdom of generations, the hopes of communities, and the keys to a more resilient future. Yet the diversity of the seeds and plants we grow, eat, and depend upon, is under growing strain.
Landlocked Nations Form New Bloc to Confront Climate Crisis and Inequity
- Inter Press Service
AWAZA, Turkmenistan , August 6 (IPS) - “The term ‘negotiation’ must be understood in ethical context… When an arsonist comes and burns down my house and then asks me to negotiate so I can rebuild my house, that becomes the paradox.”
Landlocked Developing Countries’ Group to Negotiate Way Out of Agricultural Catastrophe
- Inter Press Service
AWAZA, Turkmenistan, August 6 (IPS) - Agriculture is a critical sector in landlocked developing countries, as more than half (55 percent) of the population is employed in the agriculture sector – significantly higher than the global average of 25 per cent. As such, the deterioration of food security in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) is an unfolding catastrophe.
‘We Must Build Healthier Digital Environments Where Reliable Information Plays a Leading Role’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election with Juan Carlos Uribe and Lucas Illanes from ChequeaBolivia, an initiative that monitors and verifies social media content.
Embracing the Innovation Imperative: Tech-Governance at a Crossroads
- Inter Press Service
DOHA / WASHINGTON, DC, August 6 (IPS) - Technological progress and the course of human history have moved forward together; more recent technological innovations have emerged with unprecedented speed and reach, deeply influencing many areas of human activity.
Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief
- UN News
Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain among the poorest – and most overlooked.
World News in Brief: Funding schools in Afghanistan, Seaweed farming in Latin America, drought in Somalia
- UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of $3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia to support the agency’s school meal programme in Afghanistan.
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