News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 175
UN Food Systems Summit: Breakthrough or Missed Opportunity?
- Inter Press Service
Gödöllő, Hungary, Nov 04 (IPS) - UNSG Antonio Guterres convened the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit which took place on 23-24 September. The Summit preparation had a well-designed structure with remarkable and appreciated leadership of Amina Mohammed, UN DSG. Due to the hard work of the UN Special Envoy, Agnes Kalibata, and her whole Team, the organisation and logistics of the Summit was excellent.
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.
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.
Is Asia and the Pacific Ready for the Global Climate Stage?
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 01 (IPS) - As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), they can be sure that our region will be in the spotlight: many of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change are located here; the seven G20 members from this region are responsible for over half of global GHG emissions; and five of the 10 top countries with the greatest historic responsibility for emissions since the beginning of the twentieth century are from Asia.
Bachelet: right to social security, matter of ‘the utmost urgency’
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and the changing world of work, makes the right to social security for all, “a matter of the utmost urgency.”
COP26: the Heat is On, But Climate Leadership is Off, Warns UN Report
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (IPS) - When over 100 political leaders meet in Scotland next week for the UN Climate Change Conference, the very future of our planet seems to hinge on the outcome of the summit which is scheduled to take place October 31-November 12.
COP26: Rich Nations Have Not Shown Leadership in Their Fair Share of Emission Cuts
- Inter Press Service
PENANG, Malaysia, Oct 28 (IPS) - It is well-known that all the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) added together, even those that have been updated, will not help to place the world on a 1.5 degree C pathway.
Another Unenviable Annual Record for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Inter Press Service
DOMINICA, Oct 27 (IPS) - A few days before the international community gathers for COP26, widely considered the most important climate conference since the 2015 gathering which resulted in the Paris Climate Agreement, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is reporting that despite global hits in trade and travel by the COVID-19 pandemic, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new high in 2020.
Pandemic impact on jobs, worse than expected: ILO
- UN News
The jobs recovery is stalled worldwide and disparities between advanced and developing economies threaten the whole global economy, warned the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday.
Green Gold: Billion Dollar Question for Congo Rainforest
- Inter Press Service
GOMA/AMSTERDAM/HAMBURG, Oct 26 (IPS) - On the brink of an unprecedented environmental emergency, EU ambassadors to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gathered earlier this month for a luxury river cruise hosted by the country’s Environment Minister, Eve Bazaiba.
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