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In Brazil, Guterres calls for ‘fair, fast and final’ shift to clean energy
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is continuing his campaign to accelerate the global switch from fossil fuels to clean energy – “the cheapest source of new electricity in nearly every country.”
What’s Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil & JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 6 (IPS) - Political courage is the biggest obstacle to limiting the rise in global average temperature to no more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Dating with Modern Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, November 6 (IPS) - Dating websites, mobile apps, social networks, and cell phones offer numerous opportunities for dating, developing relationships, having encounters, and finding partners with more and more people relying on these platforms. However, modern technologies with their scale, speed and easy have also brought about dating challenges for both men and women.
Nuclear Disarmament Conversations Cannot Lose Traction
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, November 6 (IPS) - In recent days, nuclear state leaders have flouted the regulations and norms around nuclear non-proliferation and are flirting more openly with nuclear might in the name of projecting strength.
Hurricane Melissa Devastates The Caribbean As The UN Distributes Lifesaving Aid
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, November 6 (IPS) - In late October, Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm, made landfall in the Caribbean, causing catastrophic damage to civilian infrastructure and a devastating loss of life. Humanitarian agencies have mobilized on the ground to deliver urgent assistance to affected communities facing widespread destruction of homes, mass displacement, fatalities, and severe shortages of essential services, including food, water, medicine, shelter, and electricity.
The World’s Forests Cannot Wait: Why COP30 Must Center Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Leadership
- Inter Press Service
NAPO, Amazonia, Ecuador / NEW YORK, November 6 (IPS) - As world leaders prepare to gather in Brazil for COP30 next week, they will convene in the heart of the Amazon — a fitting location for what must become a turning point in how the world addresses the intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Doha: World Summit ends with renewed pledge to leave no one behind
- UN News
The Second World Summit for Social Development wrapped up on Thursday with nations warning that global progress on poverty and inequality will stall unless countries move faster from promises to implementation.
Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action
- UN News
The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries to move swiftly from commitments to implementation, ensuring that the Doha Political Declaration delivers measurable progress on poverty reduction, decent work and social inclusion.
New Brazil-led fund aims to put forest protection at the heart of climate action
- UN News
Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. On Thursday, in a bid to help reverse this trend, Brazil launched a new initiative at a summit of world leaders in Belém, the gateway to the Amazon.
Western Sahara: Half a Century of Occupation and One Last Betrayal
- Inter Press Service
ROME, November 5 (IPS) - Ehmudi Lebsir was 17 when he trudged more than 50 kilometres across the desert to stay alive. Half a century on, the Sahrawi refugee still has not gone home to what was then Spanish province of Western Sahara.
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