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Make Health Top of Climate Negotiations Agenda—Global Climate & Health Alliance
BAKU, Nov 14 2024 (IPS) - Climate change and its impact on public health hasn’t made the top of the agenda even at a forum ...
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Asia’s Economies Can Embrace Services to Boost Growth & Productivity
The Asia-Pacific region prospered by becoming the source of more than half of global factory output, but another ...
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Sudan Faces Esclations in Famine, Humanitarian Law Violations
After 19 months of conflict, the ongoing Sudanese Civil War continues to deteriorate living conditions for millions of ...
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Blinded by Circumstance: Trachoma’s Stranglehold on Kenya’s Rural Pastoralists
The Maasa are among Kenya’s pastoralist communities, particularly vulnerable to trachoma. The dusty environment they inhabit ...
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Progress as Draft Decision Text for COP29 Presidency’s Top Negotiating Priority Released
Three days into the landmark COP29 conference, the co-chairs of the NCQG have arrived at a workable basis for discussion on a new climate finance goal.
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When the truth becomes a lie: What Trump’s election means for the world as we know it
On the day following the US election, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres issued a brief statement commending the people ...
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Haiti’s Transition of Power Predicted to Worsen Gang Violence
Gang violence has ravaged Haiti, causing thousands of civilian deaths, displacements, and violations of international ...
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Climate Justice
Climate change continues to pose an existential threat to humanity. Recent science estimates that we may have less than six ...
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Growing Death and Displacement Devastate Lebanon
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 2024 (IPS) - The ongoing, escalating violence in Lebanon forces millions of Lebanese civilians to face daily bombardment, repeated orders of evacuation, routine destruction of ...
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Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gaza Misses Thousands of Children
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 2024 (IPS) - On November 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the second round of polio vaccinations in the Gaza Strip has been completed. A total of 556,744 ...
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Why Your Morning Coffee Could Be Hurting the Planet—And What Roasters Are Doing About It
Did you know that your beloved cup of coffee could be harming the environment more than you think? The industrial roasting process has a massive carbon footprint, and with millions of coffee drinkers ...