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Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts
- UN News
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble.
Water and Food Security in Europe and Central Asia: A Shared Challenge for a Sustainable and Just Future
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 28 (IPS) - Degrading soil, air pollution, vanishing biodiversity, emerging plant and animal health issues and more are coming together in the current situation of multiple crisis. Ensuring water security is just one, among the many challenges individuals, countries, and the world faces. Yet, we shouldn’t forget that water makes up the largest percentage of our bodies and the same applies to animals, plants and the planet’s surface. The threat of water insecurity is, as we all see, not a petty problem, but one of the greatest challenges of our century.
Latin America & the Caribbean in 2024: Renewable Energy and Early Warning Systems Offer Hope Amid Climate Extremes
- Inter Press Service
DOMINICA, Mar 28 (IPS) - The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean report recounts the toll of record-breaking hurricanes, heat and flooding in the Region, but shines light on renewable energy and a response to the call for robust, end-to-end early warning systems.Hope in the face of climate extremes. That is the overarching message about the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024.
Marley, Music, Morris, Life: A Photo Voyage in Paris
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Mar 28 (IPS) - Reggae fans may be initially drawn just by the iconic image of Bob Marley on the Music + Life poster, but once inside this exhibition, they will find themselves immersed in a world of extraordinary photographs.
The Giant Plastic Tap: How art fights plastic pollution
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Mar 28 (IPS) - "The size of the faucet highlights the magnitude of the problem. It makes the problem impossible to ignore. We're used to throwing things 'away'—but when we're confronted with what happens when 'away' is not an option, I think it creates an emotional wake-up call," says Benjamin Von Wong.
UNICEF Report Warns of Rising Rates of Child Mortality without Proper Funding
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (IPS) - Despite levels of child mortality and stillbirths having significantly decreased since 2000, increasingly unequal and limited access to basic services around the world endangers millions of children around the world, a new report finds.
Building Resilience in Least Developed Countries – A Pathway to Sustainable Transformation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (IPS) - As the world grapples with overlapping crises—climate change, economic instability, and food insecurity—the 44 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face existential threats that demand urgent, collective action.
Haiti reaches ‘yet another crisis point’ as gangs tighten their grip
- UN News
The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Friday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a “catastrophe” fuelled by gang violence, widespread impunity and a political process that is hanging by a thread.
Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keita
- UN News
As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under the control of the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in North Kivu province.
Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP
- UN News
Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.