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“Drop by drop, this precious lifeblood is being poisoned by pollution and drained by vampiric overuse, with water demand expected to exceed supply by 40% by decade’s end” Credit: Bigstock. By Baher KamalMADRID, Mar 21 2023 (IPS) Shockingly, the human suicidal war on Nature not only continues unabated but is also set to become even…
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By the Editorial Board, Center for Global DevelopmentWASHINGTON DC, Mar 21 2023 (IPS) It’s one of the great injustices of this era that countries contributing negligible amounts to global carbon emissions are now feeling the most harrowing impacts of climate change. Pakistan, which makes up less than 1 percent of the world’s carbon footprint, had…
By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Mar 20 2023 (IPS-Partners) Only forty-five days into our new Strategic Plan 2023-2026, Education Cannot Wait secured 55 percent of its total requirement for the coming four years, reaching $826 million at #HLFC2023. This is a significant milestone for education in emergencies and protracted crises, and ECW will continue to pursue…
By Daud Khan and Stephen AkesterROME / LONDON, Mar 20 2023 (IPS) On March 4 2023, the 193 members of the United Nations reached a major milestone. They agreed on a treaty to manage and protect the high seas– the marine areas that lie outside the 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of coastal states….
The Asia-Pacific SDG Progress Report will be launched on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 11:00-12:00 hours (Bangkok time, UTC+7), at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand, and Online via Zoom. By Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaBANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 20 2023 (IPS) As we reach the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is an opportune moment…
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Mar 20 2023 (IPS) Come April 1, a post-Ukraine Russia, will preside over the UN Security Council in a month-long presidency on the basis of alphabetical rotation. But Russia will not be the first or the only country – accused of war…
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Cedit: Daro Sulakauri/Getty Images By Andrew FirminLONDON, Mar 17 2023 (IPS) Georgian civil society can breathe a sigh of relief. A proposed repressive law that would have severely worsened the space for activism has been shelved – for now. But the need for vigilance remains. Russia-style law A proposed ‘foreign agents’ law would have required…
‘The road to Kabul airport was a one-way street, – We couldn’t go back. Not to pick up clothes, computer or notebooks, says Afghan journalist Seyar Sirat. Credit: Journalists on the scene of attack against journalists in Tabian Cultural Center, Mazar-e-Sharif, March 11 2023 By Gie GorisBRUSSELS, Mar 17 2023 (IPS) Every year, Afghan journalists…
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A family from Sachac, a Quechua farming community in the Andes highlands region of Cuzco in southeastern Peru. When members of these native families move to the cities, they face different forms of racism, despite the fact that 60 percent of the Peruvian population identifies as ‘mestizo’ or mixed-race and 25 percent as a member…
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Vanuatu in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin. March 2023. Credit: UNICEF/Sheenal Sharma By Sudip Ranjan Basu, Juan Rodrigo and Alexey KravchenkoBANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 17 2023 (IPS) The impacts of the climate crisis are acutely felt in the Pacific region. In recent years, the region has been hit by devastating climate events, which…
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