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Amazonian Bioeconomy: An Essential Path for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct 10 (IPS) - The Amazon is at a critical juncture. Despite its abundant biodiversity, cultural richness, and immeasurable environmental value, it faces serious threats that endanger its future and the communities that depend on it.
The Future of Civic Freedoms: Lessons from My Time at CIVICUS
- Inter Press Service
OXFORD, Oct 10 (IPS) - When I joined CIVICUS in 2019, I came in with two decades of work on influencing and monitoring public policies through grassroots and global activism. Joining CIVICUS as Secretary-General felt familiar, like returning home after a period of separation. My first international role in 2006 – as Campaign Director of the Global Call to Action against Poverty – was initially hosted by CIVICUS. One of my most memorable campaign endeavours, The World We Want 2015, was conceptualised in the basement of CIVICUS House in 2011.
‘Minutes from midnight’: Mohammed calls for urgent climate action
- UN News
As Florida reeled from the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Milton – just the latest extreme weather event to generate international headlines – UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the global climate crisis during a speech in Azerbaijan on Thursday.
Top UN rights body extends mandates for Russia and Sudan
- UN News
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert on the human rights situation in Russia for another year.
‘Pivotal moment’ as violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide
- UN News
Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.
Invest more in vaccines to reduce deaths from drug-resistant superbugs: WHO
- UN News
More investment in vaccines could prevent deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion doses annually, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Thursday.
MIDDLE EAST: Updating live from the Security Council and across the UN
- UN News
As the crisis in the Middle East grinds on, we are covering the latest updates from the field and at UN Headquarters as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and at UN Headquarters in New York the Security Council is poised to meet at 3pm local time to discuss the situation and a UN official in Jerusalem will be the guest at the UN's daily noon briefing. UN News app users can follow our live updates here.
Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
- UN News
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon early Thursday morning, according to UNIFIL, the mission operating along the Security Council-mandated “Blue Line” of separation between the two countries which they patrol.
Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’
- UN News
In Lebanon, health workers and medical facilities have continued to be hit and killed by ongoing Israeli bombardment, a week since Israel sent troops and armoured vehicles into the south of the country and issued evacuation orders, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
Pakistan’s Digital Censorship—The Real Cost of Internet Disruptions
- Inter Press Service
ISLAMABAD, Oct 09 (IPS) - Over the past few months, Pakistan has been grappling with a persistent and disruptive internet slowdown, leaving millions of citizens frustrated.
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