- Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South
The UN General Assembly, Over Burdened with Repetitive Resolutions, Aims at Revitalization The 193-member General Assembly (GA), the UN’s highest policy-making body, has long been the repository for scores of long-winded outdated resolutions accumulated over several decades– and lying in cold storage
- Beléms Hunger, Poverty Declaration Aids Vulnerable . . .
The Belém Declaration on Hunger, Poverty, and Human-Centered Climate Action, was announced and endorsed by 44 countries last week
- Children’s Education Must Be Put At The Forefront of Climate . . .
In 2024, the climate crisis has disrupted schooling for millions of students worldwide, weakening workforces and hindering social development on a massive scale With extreme weather patterns preventing students from accessing a safe, and effective learning environment, the United Nations (UN) and the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies (EiE Hub) continue to urge […]
- ‘This People’s March for Climate is For My Son’s Future’
Thousands, including a young father and his toddler, took to the streets for the People’s March for Climate held in the COP30 host city, Belém, Brazil The march represents a halfway mark in the climate negotiations
- Poor Countries Welcome Loss and Damage Fund’s Call for . . .
Least Developed Countries have hailed the debut call for proposals for the Loss and Damage Fund, which was launched on 11 November at COP30
- A Tale of Two Cities – Belém, Nairobi and Why Global Tax . . .
The climate crisis is getting worse and requires fundamental changes to societies, economies, and our global financial architecture in response While extreme economic inequality is on the rise – the world’s billionaires now hold more wealth in the world than every country except the U S and China – the impacts of climate change are also […]
- Rainwater Harvesting Mitigates Drought in Eastern Guatemala . . .
Plagued by drought, farming families living within the boundaries of the Dry Corridor in eastern Guatemala have resorted to rainwater harvesting, an effective technique that has allowed them to cope
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