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Indian COVID-19 vaccine receives WHO approval
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday approved an eighth vaccine against COVID-19, which follows a slight uptick in new cases globally.
Urban leaders, influencers, chart new path for world cities
- UN News
Mayors of Mexico City, Bogotá, New Orleans, Freetown, Gaziantep and Barcelona joined other urban leaders, designers, activists and thinkers from around the world on Wednesday, to chart a new path for cities.
End war now before it’s too late for Ethiopians, UN rights chief urges fighters
- UN News
All parties involved in the escalating conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray must stop fighting immediately, or else risk pushing the region’s catastrophic humanitarian situation “over the edge”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Wednesday.
Indigenous Communities & Human Rights Defenders Under Siege in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 03 (IPS) - On 21 October, I had the honor of addressing the UN Security Council at the annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security. I spoke as a member of Cxhab Wala Kiwe, which means “Great People’s Territory” in the Nasa Yuwe language, also known as ACIN—Association of Indigenous Councils of the North of Cauca—in Colombia.
Mobilising the ‘Tools’ for Renewable Energy Investment in the Seychelles
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 03 (IPS) - Breaking the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and accelerating the global uptake of renewable energy will play a decisive role in diminishing the threat of global warming to the survival of life on earth, according to experts. But turning the vision into reality will demand unwavering political will and, critically, massive investment, which can no longer be shouldered solely by aid and development partners.
Obtaining Water, a Daily Battle in Argentina's El Impenetrable Region
- Inter Press Service
GENERAL GÜEMES, Argentina, Nov 02 (IPS) - Next to the brick or adobe houses of El Impenetrable, a wild area of forest and grasslands in northern Argentina, loom huge plastic barrels where rainwater collected from the corrugated iron roofs of the houses is stored. However, the barrels are empty, because it has hardly rained for two years, local residents complain.
FRANCE: Translating a Harlem Renaissance Writer
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Nov 02 (IPS) - Claude McKay is having something of a rebirth in France, thanks to independent publishers and to translators such as Jean-Baptiste Naudy.
Step up vaccines against Group B strep, linked to baby deaths and disability
- UN News
New vaccines are urgently needed against a common bacterium which is a major cause of preterm births, disability and babies’ deaths globally, according to a UN-backed report published on Wednesday.
UN chief extremely concerned by escalation of violence in Ethiopia
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency.
Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations
- UN News
With world leaders expressing hope that the goal of supplying $100 billion a year in climate finance support for developing countries is within reach, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday that the target would likely not be met until 2023 and would require additional funding after that.
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