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Growing Movement Boycotts Krill Products as CCAMLR Fails to Protect Antarctic Ecosystems
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, November 12 (IPS) - On October 30, the 45th annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR-45) concluded in Hobart, Australia. After another year of negotiations without a consensus reached on Antarctic marine protection measures or krill fishing regulations, conservation groups are urging consumers and retailers to boycott all krill products.
I Sustain My Accusation
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, November 12 (IPS) - This is the final article in a four-part series with related titles, highlighting the responsibility of mainstream media and religious leaders for the world’s current appalling state and the calamities that may await future generations if proper measures are not taken in time. When megalomania is given a “human face,” historical facts are distorted, acts of aggression are whitewashed, unlawful wars are portrayed as vehicles of “democracy, human rights, and morality,” other people’s intelligence is undermined and mocked, bias overshadows international norms, and religion becomes an instrument of bigotry, I sustain my accusation:
Protecting the Climate Means Protecting Territorial Rights
- Inter Press Service
ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 12 (IPS) - The world cannot claim to protect the climate and nature while opening Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ territories to industrial activities that threaten their rights, livelihoods and ways of life. Yet governments increasingly recognize these communities’ contributions to climate and biodiversity protection while authorizing mining, oil drilling, industrial agriculture and infrastructure projects that can undermine the very territories they safeguard.
FRANCE: ‘The Government Should Learn to Respect Its People, Listen to Them and Consult Them’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses France’s student protest movement with Aminata and Mariam Touré, two sisters involved in the protests. Aminata is a member of the Popular Youth Front (Front de la Jeunesse Populaire), a collective of young people from working-class neighbourhoods.
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support
- UN News
The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, expressed deep concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, as UN member states and partners have been repeatedly delaying sending their support to the Strip.
COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative
- Inter Press Service
ANTALYA, Türkiye, , November 10 (IPS) - Africa’s transition to clean energy received a potential boost at COP31 with the announcement of a new international financing coalition, co-chaired by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank from 2027.
Without Action, Climate Change Could Push Women Further Behind by 2050, CGIAR Warns
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe &, November 10 (IPS) - Fetching water was once a back-breaking daily reality – one that Nomuhle SibandaMpofu will never forget.
Regime Change Blowback
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, November 10 (IPS) - Trump and Netanyahu went all out for regime change in Tehran. This month, their electorates gave them regime changes, albeit not quite what they wanted. The wars continue, but the politics have changed.
COP31: Energy transition takes centre stage as countries map path beyond fossil fuels
- UN News
The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31, as countries explored how to move away from fossil fuels, accelerate clean energy and overcome financial and infrastructure barriers standing in the way.
I Continue to Accuse
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, November 9 (IPS) - This piece focuses on the responsibilities of other prominent figures, leaders of intergovernmental organizations, senior diplomats, and business tycoons for the world’s current appalling state and the calamities that may await future generations. When democracy fails; when people in authority remain silent and prioritize self-interest; when regional entities become redundant; when appearance becomes more important than substance; when diplomacy is outsmarted by warmongers; when prejudice infects minds; and when business chooses unlawfulness, I continue to assert:
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