Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 29
Iconic World Heritage Sites Threatened by Water Risks as Climate Change Marches On
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, September 3 (IPS) - From Zimbabwe’s ‘The Smoke that thunders,’ Victoria Falls, to the awe-inspiring Pyramids in Egypt and the romantic Taj Mahal in India, these iconic sites are facing a growing threat – water risk.
One in Four People Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water: UNICEF, WHO Warn of Deepening Disparities
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 3 (IPS) - Over the past decade, major strides have been made in expanding global access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, with billions of people around the world seeing improvements in overall health and well-being. Despite these gains, people largely from low-income countries and marginalized groups still lack access to clean water, leaving them vulnerable to disease and hindering social development and inclusion.
UN 80 – Clustering the Climate Conventions
- Inter Press Service
AZORES, the Atlantic, Portugal, September 3 (IPS) - The international governance of environmental challenges has progressively evolved over the past decades, transitioning from isolated treaties addressing specific issues to a complex web of multilateral agreements that aim to foster sustainable development and environmental integrity.
Guterres hails Papua New Guinea as an example of diversity, dialogue and climate action
- UN News
The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea is proof that embracing differences can be the world’s greatest strength, the UN Secretary-General said in a speech to parliamentarians in the capital, Port Moresby, on Wednesday.
From Matriarchy to Victims: An Ongoing Story of Indigenous Women in Canada
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, September 2 (IPS) - If European colonialism had never happened in Canada, matriarchy would still have been strong in Indigenous culture.
Toward Enhanced Synergies among Biodiversity Related MEAs: Addressing Fragmentation with Strategic Coordination
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Austria, September 2 (IPS) - The governance of nature and biodiversity has evolved from early 20th-century treaties on hunting and migratory species to today’s complex web of multilateral environmental agreements.
Afghanistan quake: Aid teams still scrambling to reach survivors
- UN News
In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to race to assist survivors of Sunday’s devastating earthquake as the death toll continues to climb, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Guterres calls for strengthening multilateralism in address to Shanghai Cooperation Organization
- UN News
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for strengthening multilateralism in an increasingly divided world in remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
Youth Lead Global Call to Support Hibakusha on UN Day Against Nuclear Test
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, September 1 (IPS) - Marking the United Nations’ International Day Against Nuclear Tests, young activists and experts gathered at the UN University in Tokyo for an event titled “The Role of Youth in Supporting Global Hibakusha.” The forum underscored how youth solidarity can amplify the voices of survivors of nuclear testing and bombings, known collectively as the “Global Hibakusha” — communities scarred by the use, production, and testing of nuclear weapons, from Hiroshima to the Marshall Islands — and strengthen global momentum toward nuclear abolition.
African Debt & Climate Change: How the ICJ’s Vanuatu Ruling Could be Used for Broader Justice
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, September 1 (IPS) - African sovereign debtors in distress face terrible choices. They are often forced to choose between fully paying their creditors and financing the needs of their populations – health, education, renewable energy, water.
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