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Afghanistan’s Drought Deepens, and Women Bear the Heaviest Burden
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, October 1 (IPS) - Drought has depleted wells, withered fruit trees, and reduced crop yields across Afghanistan. The heaviest burden of the water shortage falls on women in their daily lives, as they must fetch water from increasingly distant sources and use every single drop with extreme care.
How to Protect Coastal Communities From Tide-Related Loss and Damage in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
SHYAMNAGAR (Satkhira), Bangladesh, October 1 (IPS) - Villagers rush to the vulnerable spot of the embankment—early warning of the rising tide has alerted them. Together, they save the village from tidal flooding by repairing the vulnerable embankment, which is at risk from the impact of low pressure in July this year. The message is clear: early warnings of the rising tide save lives and property.
“The Price of a Narrow Metric: Why Vulnerability Must Count”
- Inter Press Service
VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 1 (IPS) - From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strong cultural identity. Its income figures may suggest prosperity.
A Stronger Future for Coffee Starts Where It Is Grown
- Inter Press Service
ROME, September 30 (IPS) - Imagine your morning coffee. You smell the aroma as steam rises from the cup. It wisps and swirls, thins, then disappears. You lift the cup to your mouth. The first pure joy of the day.
UNGA81: UN Leaders Calls for Faster Action on Pandemic Preparedness
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 30 (IPS) - The United Nations High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) on September 25 called for faster and more sustained investment in pandemic preparedness. Speakers emphasized that future outbreaks will require coordinated action across governments, health systems, and communities.
New Ocean Report Warns of Rising Seas, Ocean Heat and Acidification
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, September 30 (IPS) - Fatuma Makame learned to farm seaweed in the shallow water where her parents worked. These days, she grows it farther from shore.
Palestinians yearn for ‘a return to normal life,’ says top Middle East peace envoy
- UN News
The UN is continuing efforts to support Palestinians in Gaza amid major challenges to humanitarian access, reconstruction and the restoration of essential services, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.
Who gets to shape AI? UN debate centres on power, trust and inclusion
- UN News
Artificial Intelligence or AI – and the technology behind it – is moving fast. The question being asked across the world is who gets a seat at the table deciding how it's used and who gets to benefit.
World News in Brief: Storm clouds over Gaza, deadly obstacles face Mexican women rights defenders, Latvia booze ban proves lifesaver
- UN News
UN teams are racing to protect families in Gaza from the coming rainy season, but restricted access to land and shortages of critical supplies are hampering the effort, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
Somali families face renewed violence amid worsening hunger crisis
- UN News
Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia’s South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises.
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