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Africa Needs to Move Quickly on COVID Vaccines to Build Long-term Resilience
- Inter Press Service
New York, Mar 11 (IPS) - Countries on the African continent have a pattern of a six-month break before a new COVID-19 spike happens, researchers at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change have said in a newly released report.
Exploring the Future of Climate Justice Through My Daughter's Eyes
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, Mar 11 (IPS) - People often feel that climate change is difficult to grasp and relate to. I have heard that it’s “too technical, too intangible, or too complicated” for us to care about. As a Latin American mother of two, I confess that for me, relating to climate change is becoming ever more simple. All I do is try to imagine the world my kids will live in in 2050 if we don’t do anything now, and I immediately understand the urgent need for bold, transformative global climate action.
US Remains Ukraine's Largest Military Aid Benefactor
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 11 (IPS) - Conventional arms have been a central, and at times controversial, component of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship since 2014. Indeed, former President Trump’s impeachment proceedings originated with an alleged quid-pro-quo related suspension of military aid to Ukraine.
Enhancing Climate Ambition Amidst Global Challenges
- Inter Press Service
DOMINICA, Mar 10 (IPS) - In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the over 200 member-strong partnership is bolstering efforts to help countries meet commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and empower renewable energy, food security, and climate adaptation initiatives.A member-led global coalition of 202 countries and institutions, the NDC Partnership has turned the spotlight on climate action by supporting countries’ efforts to craft and implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which outline their commitments to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
Shall the Arctic Burn?
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 10 (IPS) - Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 percent by 2030, 30 percent by the end of 2050 and 50 percent by the end of the century, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, a non-profit environmental communications centre based in Norway.
Ukraine: World must unite in face of Russia’s ‘violation of international law’
- UN News
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine compels Member States of the United Nations to unite in “cooperation and solidarity” to support all those impacted “and to overcome this violation of international law” said Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, addressing the General Assembly in New York.
War in Ukraine Poised to Threaten Global Food Security
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 10 (IPS) - The war in Ukraine is a catastrophe for that country and for the world. In any crisis it is the most vulnerable that will be most affected, and this time it is no different.
Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations
- UN News
At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and World Bank.
New Constitution Would Declare Chile a Plurinational State
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Mar 09 (IPS) - Chile could change the course of its history and become a diverse and multicolored country this year with a “plurinational and intercultural state” that recognizes and promotes the development of the native peoples that inhabited this territory before the Spanish conquest.
A Rude Awakening for America and its Allies
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 09 (IPS) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was certainly not a surprise and has unambiguously exposed the West’s weakness. The question is what lesson the United States and its allies should learn from it and what measures they must now undertake to prevent Putin or any future ruthless Russian autocrat from ever daring to invade another country.
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