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Iran Announces New Nuclear Deal Breach
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 10 (IPS) - Iran announced its fifth breach of the 2015 nuclear deal Jan. 5, stating that it "discards the last key component of its operational limitations" put in place by agreement.
Does Africa’s Food Future Really Lie with Young Farmers?
- Inter Press Service
IBADAN, Nigeria, Jan 09 (IPS) - Africa will starve or survive on expensive food imports because it is not growing new farmers, research shows. And the challenge remains among researchers, policy makers, public and private sector actors to get African youth interested in agriculture on a continent where a growing number of people go to bed hungry every night.
‘Unprecedented Terrorist Violence’ in West Africa, Sahel Region
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 09 (IPS) - The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an "unprecedented" rise in terrorist violence across the region.
Can UN Development Be Reformed? Not at This Rate
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 09 (IPS) - Like his predecessors, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has been pushing a reform program to help the organization adjust to the demands of contemporary global governance.
Australia's Bushfires Bring Mounting Pressure to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Australia, Jan 08 (IPS) - As nature's fury wreaked havoc across Australia, reducing to ashes all that came in its way - people, flora, fauna, picturesque historic towns and villages once popular with local and overseas tourists – it was unlike anything the country had witnessed before. The staggering scale and intensity of the devastation could best be summed up as apocalyptic.
Women’s Groups Applaud Gender Action Plan Following COP 25
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Spain, Jan 08 (IPS) - After nearly two weeks of negotiations at COP 25 climate negotiations in Madrid last month (2-13 December), governments will be adopting a new 5-year Gender Action Plan (GAP) that progressively builds upon the first GAP, and works to address many of the concerns raised by women and gender groups at the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including calls for greater focus on implementation and scaling up gender-just climate solutions.
Let’s Give Trade a Chance
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 07 (IPS) - Imagine going through the day without consuming or using some product, service, data, technology, personal contact, or payment which has not – at least in some part – crossed one or more national borders before reaching you.
Billionaires Beware
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 07 (IPS) - The latest November 2019 UBS/PwC Billionaires Report counted 2,101 billionaires globally, or 589 more than five years before. Earlier, Farhad Manjoo had seriously recommended, ‘Abolish Billionaires', presenting a moral case against the super-rich as they have and get far, far more than what they might reasonably claim to deserve.
How Gender-based Violence Should be Reported in the Media
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 07 (IPS) - Sexual and gender-based violence terrorizes women and girls around the world, affecting as many as one in three women. Reporters play an essential role in bringing these cases to light so that authorities can take action and prevent further abuses. Yet reporting on gender-based violence comes with serious risks to survivors.
Not all Trade is Good – the Case of Plastics Waste
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 06 (IPS) - Currently, approximately 300 million tons of oil-based plastic waste are produced every year. A significant amount of plastic waste ends up in the oceans, having a detrimental effect on marine ecosystems and coastal communities. Most of this waste originates from the Asia-Pacific region.
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