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  1. Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI & JOHANNESBURG, October 29 (IPS) - Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica yesterday—the strongest hurricane to impact the island on record since 1851—with expectations of tens of thousands of people being displaced and devastating damage to infrastructure. The tropical storm, slightly downgraded but nevertheless devastating, made landfall in Cuba today as UNEP’s newly released Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty shows that the finance needed for developing countries to adapt to the climate crisis is falling far behind their needs.

  2. A Power Imbalance Frozen in Time: The Case for Security Council Reform

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, October 29 (IPS) - In June 2025, the international community celebrated the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter. On October 24, we celebrated UN Day, commemorating its ratification. This is an opportune moment to reflect on how far we have come, and the ground we have yet to traverse.

  3. Towards a fairer world: Leaders gather in Doha to renew social pact

    - UN News

    What does it mean to build a society where everyone truly belongs? In a world increasingly shaped by digital divides, demographic shifts and climate disruption, the promise of ‘social development for all’ feels urgent, if elusive.

  4. Indigenous Communities Are the Frontlines of Climate Action—It’s Time COP Listened

    - Inter Press Service

    COLUMBUS Ohio, USA , October 28 (IPS) - I had hoped to attend this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) in person, to stand alongside fellow Indigenous leaders and advocate for the rights of our communities.

  5. Tanzania’s Pandemic Fund Ushers in a New Era of Health Preparedness

    - Inter Press Service

    DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 28 (IPS) - When COVID-19 hit Tanzania in 2020, Alfred Kisena’s life was torn apart. The 51-year-old teacher still remembers the night he learned that his wife, Maria, had succumbed to the virus at a hospital in Dar es Salaam. He wasn’t allowed to see her in her final moments.

  6. UN Agencies Calls for Urgent Action as Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis Reaches Breaking Point

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, October 28 (IPS) - In recent weeks, Sudan’s humanitarian crisis has deteriorated considerably, as escalating hostilities, mass displacement, disease outbreaks, and a widespread lack of access to basic, essential services continue to endanger civilians across the country. The situation has been further compounded by a sharp increase in attacks on healthcare facilities throughout October, which has severely weakened the country’s already fragile health system and deprived thousands of people of lifesaving care.

  7. Data Centre Investments Bad Deals

    - Inter Press Service

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, October 28 (IPS) - Opposition to data centres (DCs) has been rapidly spreading internationally due to their fast-growing resource demands. DCs have been proliferating quickly, driven by the popularity of artificial intelligence (AI).

  8. George Soros Receives Prize for Work Supporting Roma, Sinti Rights

    - Inter Press Service

    BRATISLAVA, October 27 (IPS) - Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has been awarded the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma for his decades of work supporting Roma rights.

  9. The Time for a Decade of Island Resilience is Now

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON, USA, October 27 (IPS) - As biodiversity loss including ocean degradation, pollution and climate change threaten our planet, islands, and particularly global small island nations, often don’t get the spotlight they deserve. Often labeled as vulnerable, the world’s small island nations are in fact powerful beacons of resilience.

  10. The Only Remaining Colony in Africa Continues its Struggle for Independence

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, October 27 (IPS) - The African continent has long been monopolized by European colonial rulers, with France having the largest number of colonies, ruling over 35 territories followed by Britain with 32. A bygone era of colonial rule on the continent, “once carved up and ruled by European powers hungry for imperial glory,” has virtually ended– almost.

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