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Bleak Prospects for Least Developed Countries
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (IPS) - “The outlook for LDCs is grim”. The latest United Nations (UN) assessment of prospects for the least developed countries (LDCs) notes recent setbacks without finding any silver lining on the horizon.
Latin America Heads to Glasgow Climate Summit with Half-Empty Hands
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 25 (IPS) - Latin America and the Caribbean are heading to a new climate summit with a menu of insufficient measures to address the effects of the crisis, in the midst of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic.
First Person: Earthquake brings out “heartwarming resilience” of Haitians
- UN News
Haitians who were affected by the devastating earthquake which struck the south-west of the country in August have demonstrated their “heartwarming resilience” according to a staff member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), who has been supporting recovery efforts.
UN experts condemn Israel’s designation of Palestine rights defenders as terrorist organisations
- UN News
Independent UN human rights experts on Monday strongly condemned the decision by the Israeli Minister of Defence to designate six Palestinian human rights and civil society groups as terrorist organisations.
Middle East Green Initiative: ‘pathbreaking work’ to protect the planet
- UN News
The Middle East Green Initiative launch in Saudi Arabia on Monday was hailed by the UN’s deputy chief as a valuable commitment and strategic vision, to transition regional economies away from unsustainable development, to a model “fit for the challenges of the 21st century”.
COP26: Praise for updated national climate plans, but ‘nowhere near’ goal
- UN News
New or updated climate action plans by governments can be effective in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but greater efforts are needed to keep global warming at bay, the UN climate change office (UNFCCC) said in a new report on Monday.
Disarmament Week? But Hundreds of Nukes Can Be Launched Within Minutes
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Oct 25 (IPS) - Hadn't it been so worrisome, it would be ironic to hear that humanity is to mark the World Disarmament Week (Oct 24 to 30, 2021) barely six months after learning that the world’s biggest military powers had spent last year some 2,000,000,000,000 US dollars on killing machines.
UN rights experts condemn US expulsion of Haitian migrants and refugees
- UN News
A group of UN human rights experts have condemned the United States of America’s recent and ongoing systematic mass deportation of Haitian migrants and refugees, declaring them a violation of international law.
UN chief calls for China commitment to ‘ambitious’ climate goals
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on China to present an “ambitious” Nationally Determined Contribution in the run-up to the UN Climate Conference, COP26, starting in Glasgow at the end of this week.
World's Deadliest Malaria Parasite Dominance in Africa Could Be Over Experts
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 25 (IPS) - One morning in 2016, Lillian Nekesa's 3-year-old woke up with flu-like classic symptoms of malaria. This was not Kevin's first encounter with the killer disease.
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