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Kashmir's Apple Industry Faces Dire Threats as Climate Change Takes its Toll
- Inter Press Service
SHOPIAN, INDIA, Nov 02 (IPS) - Of Kashmir’s seven million inhabitants, a staggering one million rely directly on apple farming. The region is pivotal in India’s apple and horticulture production, contributing to over 70 percent of the country’s apple supply. This not only provides income to farmers but also sustains a vast network of laborers, traders, and transporters within the fruit economy.
Hurricane Otis and the Indifference Toward the Children of Acapulco
- Inter Press Service
ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov 02 (IPS) - Acapulco is a paradise. A port of golden sunsets, toasted sand, and deep blue sea. Its dream beaches captivated the hearts of Elvis Presley and Elizabeth Taylor. US President John F. Kennedy chose its shores to spend his honeymoon with Jackie Kennedy. Its luxury hotels and the untamed sea made it the most famous tourist destination in Mexico.
António Guterres in Nepal: Transitional Justice to the Fore
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Nov 02 (IPS) - Many observers found it intriguing that UN Secretary-General António Guterres would want to spend three full days in Nepal even as Israel was carpet-bombing Gaza.
At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday stressed that global oversight of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology should be based on the UN Charter’s core principles and ensure full respect for human rights.
World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying
- UN News
Russia on Thursday announced it was revoking its ratification of the UN-backed Comprehensive Nuclear Test Bank Treaty (CTBT), after the Russian Duma passed legislation last month.
Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death
- UN News
Iran must end policies and practices “which amount to total impunity for acts of gender persecution against women and girls”, a group of experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
Day highlighting journalists under fire focuses on protection during elections
- UN News
New data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed a worrying rise in violence against journalists during election periods, and usually at the hands of law enforcement agents.
UPDATING LIVE: UN General Assembly debates US embargo against Cuba
- UN News
The UN General Assembly is expected to vote on its annual resolution later on Thursday in New York which calls on the United States to end its economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in 1960. Follow our live coverage as the vote on the resolution nears...
Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising
- UN News
The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on a densely-populated refugee camp near Gaza City, while a key hospital has stopped operations and UN humanitarians are unable to deliver aid to the north as the ground war intensifies.
Climate action: ‘Take steps to close the adaptation gap, now’
- UN News
Instead of accelerating to meet the challenge of rising emissions, progress on climate adaptation is slowing across the board, a new report published on Thursday by the UN’s environment agency finds.
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