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Home is where the heart is — and where development begins
- UN News
When Denis Jobin, a senior evaluation specialist at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), visited a slum in Kenya in March as part of an ongoing evaluation, the smell was overwhelming.
Kenyan Biochar Project Becomes First in Africa Validated Under European Carbon Standard
- Inter Press Service
KISUMU, Kenya, July 22 (IPS) - In June 2025, Kenyan climate-tech firm Tera became the first African project developer to have its carbon removal initiative independently validated and registered under Riverse, a European standard for engineered climate solutions.
Global South calls for Strategic Energy Transition Amidst SDG Target Slowdowns
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, July 22 (IPS) - At the UN 2025 High Level Political Forum last week, global energy leaders warned that without urgent action in expanding access to clean energy, hundreds of millions will remain vulnerable, and the world will risk falling short of its 2030 SDG deadline.
Advancing Circular Solutions for EV Battery Waste in Asia and the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, July 22 (IPS) - The Asia-Pacific region is becoming a showcase for regional solutions. As electric vehicles (EVs) rapidly gain traction, the region must confront a dual challenge: managing the environmental and health risks of end-of-life EV batteries, while actively pursuing the economic and technological opportunities of a circular economy.
‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO
- UN News
The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in a briefing on Tuesday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York.
UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit
- UN News
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file sweeping new climate plans before November’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, saying the fossil fuel era is nearing its end.
Protect Women’s Rights, Especially in a Time of Equality Backlash, Say Activists
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (IPS) - Discriminatory laws and the absence of legal protections impact more than 2.5 billion women and girls worldwide in various ways. Legal reform is paramount to securing gender equality, and the world cannot afford to roll back on decades of progress in women’s rights.
Soaring Demand for Electric Vehicles, Lithium-Ion Batteries Creates Environmental Crisis in DRC
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (IPS) - Electric vehicles contribute to an ongoing environmental and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Mining operations cause deforestation, pollution, food insecurity and exploitative labor practices.
‘The Lesson from Gaza Is Clear: When Ai-powered Machines Control Who Lives, Human Rights Die’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses the military use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Gaza with Dima Samaro, a Palestinian lawyer and researcher, and director of Skyline International for Human Rights, a civil society organisation (CSO) that defends digital freedoms and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa. Dima serves on multiple boards focused on civic space and surveillance issues, including Innovation for Change’s MENA Hub, the Surveillance in the Majority World Network and the VUKA! Solidarity Coalition, and volunteers with Resilience Pathways to help Palestinian CSOs counter Israeli efforts to restrict civic space and manipulate public narratives.
The Gaza Conundrum: Multilateralism is failing. Here’s why.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (IPS) - “Multilateralism is not an option but a necessity as we build back a better world with more equality and resilience and a more sustainable world.”
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