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The Future of Food Security Lies Beyond COP29’s Negotiation Tables
- Inter Press Service
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Oct 21 (IPS) - Climate change has thrown our food systems into chaos. Extreme weather events and dramatic climate variations are hammering food production and supply chains across the world. As global leaders gear up for COP29, there's plenty of buzz about climate action. But can we really expect these slow-moving, bureaucratic negotiations to deliver tangible and swift results to decarbonize and insulate our agri-food systems? Most likely not. But do not despair. While the COP29 talks unfold, crucial climate solutions for transforming food systems are already taking root on the ground.
Aid Blockades Signal Trouble for Gaza Ahead of Winter
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21 (IPS) - On October 15, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the beginning of the second round of Gaza's polio vaccination campaign. Over the last week, the Palestinian Ministry of Health, in partnership with WHO, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), has managed to vaccinate over 181,000 children under the age of ten in Gaza.
A Glimpse into Tanzania's Political Turmoil Ahead of 2025 Election
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 21 (IPS) - At a rally to mark International Youth Day on August 12 in Tanzania's southern Mbeya region, John Mnyika stood with a determined expression, addressing his supporters. The air was charged with anticipation. Mnyika, the Secretary-General of Tanzania's opposition party, Chadema, was preparing to speak about the upcoming elections when the chaos erupted. Without warning, heavily armed police officers stormed the event, grabbed Mnyika, and dragged him away.
Biodiversity Goal Can Be Achieved in the Southern Ocean
- Inter Press Service
CALI, Colombia, Oct 21 (IPS) - COP16, the much-anticipated follow-up talks to the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreement, which aims to reverse an alarming loss of nature on land and sea, opens in Cali, Colombia.
Daily death and destruction continues in Ukraine, Security Council hears
- UN News
Russia’s relentless systematic attacks in Ukraine have continued to bring immense suffering to the people e and put global food security at risk, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon
- UN News
Ongoing airstrikes across Lebanon “continue to kill and injure civilians and displace a growing number of families,” according to the latest update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
- UN News
The UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – ranging from artificial intelligence to neurotechnology – highlighting both groundbreaking solutions and emerging risks to global peace and security.
In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa
- UN News
Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting the need for two permanent seats on the Security Council for Africa and stronger financial support to address the continent’s challenges.
World News in Brief: Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support for South Sudan
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free. The achievement marks the culmination of a century-long effort to eradicate a disease that has plagued the nation since ancient times.
The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake
- UN News
The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet.
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