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Shielding the Vulnerable: The Potential Role of Insurance in Protecting the Most Vulnerable
- Inter Press Service
CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA, Jul 07 (IPS) - Small Island Developing States (or SIDS) have been talking about loss and damage in an insurance context since the creation of the UNFCCC. The original 1990s outline of the UNFCCC included the proposal for an international insurance fund that would compensate low-lying countries for losses from rising sea levels in the future, however, this fund was never adopted in the final text.
The Dark Side of Wind and Solar Farms as Sustainable Energy in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
SANTA LUZIA, Brazil, Jul 07 (IPS) - "Anxiety, insomnia and depression have become widespread. We don't sleep well, I wake up three, four times a night," complained Brazilian farmer Roselma de Melo Oliveira, 35, who has lived 160 meters from a wind turbine for eight years.
Cloud Lingers over Sierra Leones Election
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 07 (IPS) - People went to the polls in Sierra Leone on 24 June to pick a president, parliament and municipal representatives. Results were quickly announced and the president sworn in for a second term. But a cloud of doubt lingers.
Vaccination Is the Best Bet Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs Experts
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Jul 06 (IPS) - Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR, not indiscriminate use of antibiotics, say Pakistan health experts.The first thing you notice about eight-month-old Manahil Zeeshan is how tiny she looks on the adult-size hospital bed at the government-run Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) in Korangi, a neighbourhood in Karachi.
The Grand Narrative of Private Finance: Over-Reliance on Attracting Investment is Undermining Change at World Bank
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK / BRUSSELS, Jul 06 (IPS) - One message that was repeated throughout last month’s summit on a so-called “New Global Financing Pact” was that developing countries urgently need mass financing to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergency. And there is not enough of it in public coffers.
Meet the robots who are making the world a better place
- UN News
Meet Ameca, Grace, and Sophia, some of more than 50 robots attending the UN-driven AI for Good Global Summit, which opened on Thursday in Geneva.
UN chief says regulation needed for AI to ‘benefit everyone’
- UN News
The development of artificial intelligence, or AI, “for the good of all” requires guardrails grounded in human rights, transparency and accountability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Greener Pastures Not So Green for Zimbabweans in the Diaspora
- Inter Press Service
DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, Jul 05 (IPS) - They have high-paying jobs, a high standard of living, and almost everything they need, but for Zimbabweans abroad, all that glitters is not gold.
Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign
- UN News
The United Nations kicked off a new campaign on Wednesday to turbocharge the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the roadmap for people and planet adopted by world leaders in 2015.
Developing countries face $4 trillion investment gap in SDGs
- UN News
A green future will remain out of reach if the world doesn’t help developing countries close a $2 trillion gap in investment towards an energy transition, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned on Wednesday.
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