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  1. Equitable Ocean Prediction Systems: Bridging the North-South Divide

    - Inter Press Service

    GENEVA / PARIS, Nov 28 (IPS) - At their recent Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the G20 committed to support developing countries in responding to global crises and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To meet that pledge, the world’s leading economies need to enhance global collaboration and investment in ocean prediction systems and technology.

  2. Lahore's Smog: With the Sun Out, the Government Lifts Restrictions

    - Inter Press Service

    KARACHI, Nov 28 (IPS) - Atif Manzoor, 45, the owner of the renowned blue pottery business in Multan, had every reason to feel cheerful last week when the sun finally came out. For a good three weeks, the city of Sufi shrines had been shrouded in an envelope of thick smog.

  3. Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency

    - UN News

    Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Thursday.

  4. Guyana’s Dream to Be a Green Oil Producer

    - Inter Press Service

    SAN DIEGO, USA, Nov 27 (IPS) - Long before the transformative discovery of its offshore oil in 2015, Guyana had made a strong pledge to decarbonization and climate action as set forth in its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. The development of its oil industry has led to remarkable economic growth in Guyana, including a 62.3% growth rate in 2022.

  5. Bangladesh Bans Polythene Bags Again, Sparking Hopes for the Eco-Friendly Sonali Bag'

    - Inter Press Service

    DHAKA, Nov 27 (IPS) - After Bangladesh’s interim government banned polyethene bags, a new sense of hope has emerged for the Sonali bag—a jute-based, eco-friendly alternative developed in 2017 by Bangladeshi scientist Dr. Mubarak Ahmed Khan. Sonali bag, or the golden bag, is named after the golden fiber of jute from which it is made.

  6. U.S.-Backed Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Comes Into Effect

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27 (IPS) - A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah comes into effect early on Wednesday morning (November 27). It is hoped that this will mark an end to a 13-month-long period of hostilities between the two parties in Lebanon.

  7. Blockages of Aid in Gaza Threatens Survival for 2.2 Million

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27 (IPS) - Following the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for deliberate war crimes committed on the people of Gaza, there has been a considerable surge in hostilities, mostly concentrated in the enclave’s northern regions. The humanitarian crisis is expected to deteriorate as the availability of essential resources, such as water, food, fuel, and electricity has significantly dwindled over the past few weeks due to sustained blockages by Israeli authorities. Additionally, levels of civilian casualties and displacements have reached new peaks.

  8. Now it’s Officially the Israeli-American Genocide in Gaza

    - Inter Press Service

    ATLANTA, USA, Nov 27 (IPS) - As of last week, in the wake of the Nov. 21 issuance by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former IDF Defense chief Yoav Gallant, all eyes turned to Washington to see the what the response of Israel’s main backer would be.

  9. Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’

    - UN News

    The ceasefire agreement in Lebanon represents “the first ray of hope for peace” in the regional war “amidst the darkness of the last few months”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in Lisbon.

  10. ‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan

    - UN News

    The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of Spain, was clear: “we need peace and mutual understanding now more than ever before”, according to more than 1,800 participants at the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum, which concluded on Wednesday.

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