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Haiti's Transition of Power Predicted to Worsen Gang Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (IPS) - Gang violence has ravaged Haiti, causing thousands of civilian deaths, displacements, and violations of international humanitarian law. Turmoil is expected to escalate following the removal of Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille from office on November 11.
COP29: Making Space Applications Work for Women in Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 12 (IPS) - When the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, orbited the Earth in 1963, there were only three active Earth observation satellites. Today, the number is 114 times greater.
Cryosphere Crisis: Scientists Warn of Devastating Global Impacts Without Urgent Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 12 (IPS) - Scientists warn of vastly higher impacts on billions of people's livelihood and cost to the global economy by the accelerating losses in the world's snow and ice regions, aka the cryosphere.
Lahore's Dangerous Smog: Where Disease and Death Stalk
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov 12 (IPS) - "It's been horrible; I've been sick on and off for the last 10 days," said 29-year-old asthmatic Natasha Sohail, who teaches A-Level students at three private schools in Lahore. Last week, her condition worsened with a vertigo attack and fever.
Nigeria: 33 million could face hunger next year
- UN News
Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected to push the number of food insecure people to 33 million in 2025.
The Philippines brace for more storms amid devastating typhoon season
- UN News
After enduring 12 typhoons this year, including two back-to-back storms in less than a month, communities across the Philippines are bracing for more extreme weather.
Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
- UN News
The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries pushes the country further into chaos, the UN’s top political affairs official told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that a ceasefire and a negotiated political solution remain the only viable path to peace.
1,000 days of full-scale war on Ukraine: UNHCR urges solidarity with victims
- UN News
With Ukraine approaching 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion, civilians are facing mounting challenges as intense attacks continue and winter tightens its grip, according to UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
COP29: Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by climate change.
Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA
- UN News
Dead bodies are lying in the streets of besieged northern Gaza while hospitals run out of blood packs – a situation that’s “nothing short of catastrophic”, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday.
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