Global Issues
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Pumped Storage Hydropower is an Option for Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, July 2 (IPS) - Having hydroelectric power without damming rivers, dismantling the environment or displacing populations is possible in Latin America and the Caribbean, with reversible power plants that take advantage of their mountainous geography, and pave the way for only renewable sources to generate electricity.
Space is not the final frontier – it is the foundation of our future: UN deputy chief
- UN News
Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life and global development, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday.
INTERVIEW: Sevilla ‘a critical test’ of multilateralism
- UN News
Nations taking part in a flagship UN conference have pledged to address the debt crisis in the Global South and boost sustainable development. However, the real test will be whether or not these commitments will be translated into action.
Sevilla: Without sustainable development, there is neither hope nor security
- UN News
A senior UN official has told UN News that the global development challenge is not lack of money, but how to align public and private capital flows. The Sevilla Agreement adopted this week, sets out a roadmap for all UN Member States — except the US which pulled out earlier this month — with the aim of mobilizing that capital.
Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books
- UN News
A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in the global financial system, has been launched at the UN’s pivotal sustainable development conference in Sevilla.
From Parliaments to the G20: A Call to Champion Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, July 2 (IPS) - About 21 million adolescent girls get pregnant annually in low- and middle-income countries. Beyond the numbers lie lost futures and deepening cycles of poverty that undermine girls’ education, wellbeing, and, ultimately, national development.
The Juggling of Aid: How WFP is Delivering More with Less
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 1 (IPS) - Serious-to-severe food insecurity has been widely felt among those living through the worst, protracted humanitarian crises. For organizations like the World Food Programme (WFP), they must work under the “relentless demand” for humanitarian aid, including food.
FFD4 Must Deliver for the World’s Most Vulnerable Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 1 (IPS) - Five years from the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we face a development emergency. The promise to eradicate poverty, combat climate change, and build a sustainable future for all is slipping away. The SDG financing gap has ballooned to over $4 trillion annually—a crisis compounded by declining aid, rising trade barriers, and a fragile global economy.
Science Is Useless if No One Understands It
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, July 1 (IPS) - Despite delivering life-saving medicines, more nutritious crops, and transformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), science remains widely misunderstood, polarizing, and underappreciated. Much of this, experts say, comes down to one persistent issue: poor communication.
As FfD4 Kicks Off in Spain, Global Cooperation Still Matters
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, July 1 (IPS) - As the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) kicks off in Sevilla, Spain, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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