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Tripling Renewables Powered by State-Owned Power Companies and Utilities
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 25 (IPS) - The climate community, meeting this week once again on the margins of the UN General Assemblyis continuing to explore ways to triple the world's installed renewable generation capacity by 2030a target agreed at last year's COP 28 international climate negotiations. Much of this discussion has been about mobilizing finance and otherwise getting the private sector, with its massive resources and competence, to step up to the challenge … and what government policies and incentives are needed to spur more investment.
UN chief to G20 ministers: Collaboration key to a sustainable future
- UN News
As foreign ministers from the G20 group of industrialised nations met on Wednesday to discuss sustainability and justice issues, the UN chief urged global financial institutions to “cooperate and collaborate for the good of humanity.”
Violence, Displacement, and Hunger Plagues Somalia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 (IPS) - Somalia is currently in the midst of a dire humanitarian crisis that threatens to destabilize the nation's security. This crisis is a result of the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. Altercations between clan-based operations have caused a host of issues over the years, including over 596 civilian casualties, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Tensions have greatly intensified in 2024, with levels of internal displacement and food insecurity increasing rapidly.
Net Zero by 2050 Delays Needed Urgent Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Sep 24 (IPS) - Net zero emissions by 2050 prioritise mitigation for climate stabilisation. Pledges to achieve this still distant target have grown but inadvertently delay urgently needed climate action in the near term.
What does Russia Trade with Africa?
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Sep 20 (IPS) - After two symbolic African leaders' summits, Russia's trading is steadily increasing but significantly in exports of military weapons and equipment. According to Kremlin reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the trade turnover between Russia and African countries had increased by almost 35% in the first half of 2023 despite international sanctions.
Typhoon Yagi Devastates Southeast Asia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) - In early September, Typhoon Yagi, a deadly tropical cyclone, hit Southeast Asia and Southern China, causing widespread destruction. According to the United Nations (UN), wind speeds, reaching 213 kilometers per hour, as well as heavy flooding and severe landslides, have devastated affected areas. Yagi is the strongest natural disaster to hit the South China Sea in three decades, leaving over 500 people killed, 38 missing, and 1,900 injured.
UN’s Summit of the Future to Forge a New Path for Humanity
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 19 (IPS) - A major event at UN Headquarters – Summit of the Future scheduled for September 22-23 – is being billed as a once in a generation opportunity for the international community to grapple with important questions, and forge a new path, for the benefit of all.
‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
- UN News
The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence field, or AI, is “irrefutable”, a new report from a UN expert group said on Thursday, adding that development and use of such a technology “cannot be left to the whims of markets alone”.
Mexican chinampas survive surrounded by threats
- Inter Press Service
SAN GREGORIO ATLAPULCO, Mexico, Sep 18 (IPS) - Mexican Crescencio Hernández orders radishes, herbs and lettuce for shipment to an alternative market in west-central Mexico City.
Where Has Poverty Gone?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK / OXFORD, UK, Sep 18 (IPS) - Political polarization, the climate emergency, organized crime, migration, and low economic growth currently dominate the public debate in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and rightly so. However, there is a significant structural challenge to human development and democracy itself that, along with inequalities, lies at the root of these crises: poverty.
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