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World News in Brief: Sustainable tourism boost, record Antarctic sea ice melt
- UN News
As the climate crisis threatens the tourist industry and the communities who depend on it, greening the tourism sector is the only way forward.
Regional action essential to address migrant surge through Central America
- UN News
With record numbers of people transiting through Central America and Mexico in search of a better life further north, UN migration agency IOM on Wednesday appealed for regional action to address their immediate needs while tackling the drivers of migration.
‘You can’t even face your own parents’, activist against cyberbullying tells Human Rights Council
- UN News
Anxiety, emotional distress and even child suicide are among the damaging consequences of cyberbullying, and better prevention strategies involving big tech must be developed, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday.
Pemex Exploits Fossil Fuels with Money from International Banks
- Inter Press Service
PARAÍSO, México, Sep 26 (IPS) - At the entrance to the municipality of Paraíso, in the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco, there is a traffic circle that displays three things that are emblematic of the area: crabs, pelicans and mangroves.
Skyrocketing Inflation Puts Food Security in Pakistan at Risk
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, Sep 26 (IPS) - “We are under extreme stress about skyrocketing prices of essential edible commodities and the cost of gas and electricity. The situation is becoming worse because every day. We must pay more for wheat flour, sugar, tea, milk, oil, etc.,” Azizullah Khan, a civil servant, says.
After Nagorno-Karabakh, is Armenia Next?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 26 (IPS) - On September 19, the sound of bombs reminded the world of a long-forgotten conflict. In the Caucasus, the Azerbaijan’s army was launching a massive attack against a small enclave, Nagorno-Karabakh.
Why Floods Beyond Our Imagination Hit Nepalese Himalayan Town
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Sep 26 (IPS) - After heavy rains caused a flash flooding in the high mountains in the trans-Himalayan Mustang district of Nepal, residents and scientists have called for additional research and risk reduction measures in a region now considered vulnerable to climate-change-related disasters.
Bahrain's Political Prisoners: Resistance Against the Odds
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sep 26 (IPS) - Maryam al-Khawaja’s journey home ended before it had begun: British Airways staff stopped her boarding her flight at the request of Bahraini immigration authorities. Maryam was no regular passenger: her father is veteran human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, in jail in Bahrain for 12 years and counting.
Alarm Bells are Ringing at Halfway Point of the 2030 Agenda
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 26 (IPS) - The world is now half way to 2030 but the ambitious goals agreed in 2015 including the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are under threat, action is urgently needed.
No time for finger pointing; we must work together to tackle pressing challenges, says Canada
- UN News
The health of our planet, its people, institutions, and the global economy are at serious risk, and such deep challenges cannot be tackled in isolation, Robert Rae, Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations, told the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate on Tuesday.
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