Global Issues
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Inequality Worsens Planetary Heating
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, August 12 (IPS) - The accumulation of still growing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in an increasingly unequal world is accelerating planetary heating. It is also worsening disparities, especially between the rich and others, both nationally and internationally.
Celebrating youth: ‘When young people take the lead, everyone gains’
- UN News
Colourful blocks for stacking or perhaps an abacus for counting – these are the sorts of tactile objects one might expect to see in a kindergarten classroom.
From Conflict to Climate Crusade, Refugees Lead the Charge in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
KAKUMA, Kenya, August 11 (IPS) - For 18-year-old Lionel Ngukusenge, a refugee from Burundi, where he was forced into hiding because of a repressive regime, he has found another foe to contend with at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya: climate change.
UN80: From “Less-with-Less” to “More-with-Less”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, August 11 (IPS) - With the ink hardly dry on the Pact for the Future outcome for modernizing global governance from last September’s Summit of the Future, the United Nations’ long-standing financial crisis has morphed into an extreme liquidity crisis.
Safe seas key to global prosperity, Security Council told
- UN News
Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting some 80 per cent of world commerce, but it remains vulnerable to disruptions caused by geopolitical tensions and transnational crime.
Young people take the lead for a more sustainable future
- UN News
More than half the world’s population is under 30, and young people are leading grassroots efforts on issues from climate action to equality. Marking International Youth Day on Tuesday, the UN is highlighting the power of youth to transform their communities – and the wider world.
From crisis to cultivation: Haiti’s farmers build resilience one seed at a time
- UN News
For years, low-quality seeds have been a concern in Haiti, with continual climate shocks and political insecurity adding to the existing challenges that farmers face in their attempts to grow food.
Solar-Powered Fish Farming Feeds Indigenous Communities in the Peruvian Amazon
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, August 8 (IPS) - “Our organization is showing that it is indeed possible to move toward energy transition and not depend on oil,” said Elaina Shajian, president of the Regional Coordinator of Indigenous Peoples of San Lorenzo (Corpi-SL), in the Peruvian Amazon.
Landlocked Developing Countries to Start ‘New Decade of Delivery’
- Inter Press Service
AWAZA, Turkmenistan, August 8 (IPS) - As the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) concludes today (Friday, August 8) in Awaza, Turkmenistan, with the adoption of the Awaza Political Declaration and the formal endorsement of the Awaza Programme of Action (2024–2034), there is optimism that LLDCs are finally at the dawn of a new era.
Beyond Lives Saved: Why Early Warning Systems Are a Smart Investment
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, August 8 (IPS) - Significant progress has been made globally in implementing national and local disaster risk reduction strategies. Yet, the impact of disasters on lives and economies persists and disaster resilience is one of the most regressed areas in Sustainable Development Goal implementation.
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