Global Issues
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Nations confront deep divisions over carbon emission cuts to global shipping
- UN News
The UN maritime agency opened a special session in London on Tuesday, where nations are debating – and may adopt – a landmark framework to curb greenhouse gas emissions for global shipping, amid intense debate and open US opposition.
Strengthening East Asian Cooperation via ASEAN?
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, October 14 (IPS) - Global South cooperation arrangements must evolve to better respond to pressing contemporary and imminent challenges, rather than risk being irrelevant straitjackets stuck in the past.
Trade, debt and investment at the heart of upcoming UN meeting, as global unpredictability hits people’s livelihoods
- UN News
The world’s poorest are being squeezed by trade uncertainty, heavy debt burdens and falling investment, the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD warned a week before ministers gather in Geneva for its largest meeting in four years.
Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities?
- UN News
For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer. At Purple Fest in Goa, India, entrepreneurs are showing how AI is turning assistive technology into everyday empowerment.
Moldova’s Democratic Defiance
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, October 9 (IPS) - Democracy was the winner and Russia the loser in Moldova’s 28 September election. The incumbent pro-Europe Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won a parliamentary majority on just over half of the vote, while support for a pro-Russia coalition collapsed to a record low. The result came in the face of Russia’s most intense attempt yet to influence an election, with a propaganda and disinformation operation allegedly orchestrated by Ilan Shor, a disgraced Moldovan oligarch who fled to Russia to escape jail time for his role in a massive fraud.
Wealthy Nations Urged to Curb Climate Finance Debt For Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 8 (IPS) - In recent years, international climate financing has declined sharply, leaving billions of people in developing nations increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and unable to adapt effectively. With major cuts in foreign aid, these communities are expected to face the brunt of the climate crisis, while wealthier nations continue to reap economic benefits.
Ministers from Europe and beyond commit to address housing emergency
- UN News
Across Europe and beyond, housing costs are rising faster than incomes and many families are spending up to half their salary just to have a place to call home.
‘The Government Was Corrupt and Willing to Kill Its Own People to Stay in Power’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses recent protests that led to a change of government in Nepal with Dikpal Khatri Chhetri, co-founder of Youth in Federal Discourse (YFD). YFD is a youth-led organisation that advocates for democracy, civic engagement and young people’s empowerment.
No African Development from Western Trade Policies
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 7 (IPS) - The World Bank’s 1981 Berg Report provided the blueprint for structural adjustment, including economic liberalisation in Africa. Urging trade liberalisation, it promised growth from its supposed comparative advantage in agriculture.
Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: Today, Tomorrow and the Day After
- Inter Press Service
Back in January last year, my Toda Policy Brief 182 was published with the title “Israel and Gaza: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”. On 29 September this year, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference to announce a peace plan for Gaza. The plan’s title could well have been “Gaza: Today, Tomorrow and the Day After”.
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