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COP26: Combined Exclusive Maritime Zone for Africa to Combat Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 04 (IPS) - “Working together means we widen the number of like-minded actors towards a common good” –Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary-General of Religions for Peace International.
As global leaders and civil society actors participate in COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is a significant problem that must be tackled.
Daughters of a Lesser God (I) 800 Million Girls Forced to Be Mothers
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Nov 03 (IPS) - Imagine your child, your daughter, being genitally mutilated and, further on, sold or even handed over for free to an older man who will force her to become a child mother, when her body is still far from being formed and thus able to bear with a so early pregnancy.
COP26 Discussions Must Prioritize Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, Nov 03 (IPS) - Local, national and world leaders, and committed climate change activists are in Glasgow for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to share the progress they’ve made since the COP21 in Paris six years ago and to discuss what comes next. One of the issues that must be on the table at COP26 is the worrying impact of climate change on agriculture in Africa.
Indigenous Communities & Human Rights Defenders Under Siege in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 03 (IPS) - On 21 October, I had the honor of addressing the UN Security Council at the annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security. I spoke as a member of Cxhab Wala Kiwe, which means “Great People’s Territory” in the Nasa Yuwe language, also known as ACIN—Association of Indigenous Councils of the North of Cauca—in Colombia.
Mobilising the ‘Tools’ for Renewable Energy Investment in the Seychelles
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 03 (IPS) - Breaking the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and accelerating the global uptake of renewable energy will play a decisive role in diminishing the threat of global warming to the survival of life on earth, according to experts. But turning the vision into reality will demand unwavering political will and, critically, massive investment, which can no longer be shouldered solely by aid and development partners.
Obtaining Water, a Daily Battle in Argentina's El Impenetrable Region
- Inter Press Service
GENERAL GÜEMES, Argentina, Nov 02 (IPS) - Next to the brick or adobe houses of El Impenetrable, a wild area of forest and grasslands in northern Argentina, loom huge plastic barrels where rainwater collected from the corrugated iron roofs of the houses is stored. However, the barrels are empty, because it has hardly rained for two years, local residents complain.
COP26: The Many Links Between Food Systems & Climate Change: Message to Glasgow
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Nov 02 (IPS) - Unless food systems transformation is put at the center of climate action, commitments governments have already made, and could make at COP26, will be jeopardized.
Fighting Dengue Virus with Biological Weapons
- Inter Press Service
Karachi, Nov 02 (IPS) - Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Tajammal felt a sense of “impending doom” as she fought high fever, nausea, bouts of vomiting and extreme fatigue after being diagnosed with dengue two weeks back.
Will Glasgow Fix Broken Climate Finance Promises?
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 02 (IPS) - Current climate mitigation plans will result in a catastrophic 2.7°C world temperature rise. US$1.6–3.8 trillion is needed annually to avoid global warming exceeding 1.5°C.
Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief
- UN News
Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
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