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Opinion: Addis Outcome Will Impact Heavily on Post-2015 Agenda - Part 2
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jul 23 (IPS) - The United Nations is the only universal forum that connects systemic issues to the global partnership for development. The latter recognises North-South cooperation based on historical responsibility and varying levels of development and capacity among member states of the U.N.
Africa Advised to Take DIY Approach to Climate Resilience
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jul 23 (IPS) - African countries would do well to take their own lead in finding ways to better adapt to and mitigate the changes that climate may impose on future generations instead of relying only on foreign aid.
Obama Offers Help to Track Billions in Stolen Nigerian Assets
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 22 (IPS) - With a dangerous insurgency spreading within his borders, the visit to Washington this week by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was certainly going to touch on increased military support against Boko Haram.
Goats Take the Bite Out of Climate Change in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jul 22 (IPS) - With unusually hot and dry weather beating down on this Southern African nation, climate change and the accompanying drought have cost farmers much of their cattle herds. In response, many ranchers are turning to goats to preserve their livestock assets.
Opinion: A BRICS Bank to Challenge the Bretton Woods System?
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 22 (IPS) - The formal opening of the BRICS Bank in Shanghai on Jul. 21 following the seventh summit of the world's five leading emerging economies held recently in the Russian city of Ufa, demonstrates the speed with which an alternative global financial architecture is emerging.
Ex-Leader of Chad Faces African-Led Court After Years on the Run
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Jul 21 (IPS) - After years awaiting justice by a court of law, Chadian citizens packed the Palais de Justice in Dakar, Senegal, to catch a glimpse of Hissene Habre, president of the central African nation from 1982-1990 during which time his iron fist rule took between 1,200 and 40,000 lives, according to evidence compiled by Chadian and international rights groups.
Caribbean Seeks Funding for Renewable Energy Mix
- Inter Press Service
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Jul 21 (IPS) - A leading geothermal expert warns that the small island states in the Caribbean face "a ticking time bomb" due to the effects of global warming and suggests a shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy is the only way to defuse it.
Security Council Defies U.S. Lawmakers by Voting on Iran Nuke Deal
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 (IPS) - When all 15 members of the Security Council raised their collective hands to unanimously vote in favour of the recently-concluded nuclear agreement with Iran, they were also defying a cabal of right-wing conservative U.S. politicians who wanted the United Nations to defer its vote until the U.S. Congress makes its own decision on the pact.
Somali-Based Pirates Down But Not Out
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 (IPS) - While the economic cost of Somali piracy has fallen and considerable progress has been made in deterring pirate operations, the latest attacks on Iranian fishing vessels by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean may be another signal that it is too early to cut back international counter-piracy efforts, according to a new report.
Opinion: Strengthen Tax Cooperation to End Hunger and Poverty Quickly
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 20 (IPS) - By the end of this year, the 15-year time frame for the Millennium Development Goals will end, with good progress on several indicators, but limited achievements on others.
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