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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.
Museums Taking Stand for Human Rights, Rejecting ‘Neutrality’
- Inter Press Service
LIVERPOOL, England, Jul 21 (IPS) - An exhibition on modern-day slavery at the International Slavery Museum in this northern English town is just one example of a museum choosing to focus on human rights, and being "upfront" about it.
Papua New Guinea’s Unemployed Youth Say the Future They Want Begins With Them
- Inter Press Service
MADANG, Papua New Guinea, Jul 20 (IPS) - Zibie Wari, a former teacher and founder of the Tropical Gems grassroots youth group in the town of Madang on the north coast of Papua New Guinea, has seen the hopes of many young people for a decent future quashed by the impacts of corruption and unfulfilled promises of development.
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.
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.
Opinion: Iran Deal Has Far-Reaching Potential to Remake International Relations
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 20 (IPS) - The Vienna agreement between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council acting in concert with Germany has the potential to remake international relations beyond the immediate goal of stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Opinion: Mandela Day – Where Do We Stand Today?
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jul 18 (IPS) - Today Jul. 18 is Mandela Day, the annual international day in honour of the late Nelson Mandela, the first democratically-elected President of the Republic of South Africa.
2014 Another Record-Shattering Year for Climate
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 17 (IPS) - A new report by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate has found that 2014 was the warmest year ever recorded, with Eastern North America the only major region in the world to experience below-average annual temperatures.
Opinion: Unrestrained ‘Privatisation of Poverty-Reduction’ Puts Human Rights at Risk
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 16 (IPS) - Corporate lobbyists are unusual guests at development meetings, but when the United Nations held its Financing for Development conference in Addis Ababa this week to decide who pays for its new "Sustainable Development Goals", some governments laid out the red carpet for the private sector.
Civil Society Sceptical Over “Action Agenda” to Finance Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA, Jul 15 (IPS) - Despite high expectations, the third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) ended on a predictable note: the United Nations proclaimed it a roaring success while most civil society organisations (CSOs) expressed scepticism over the final outcome.
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