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UNEP's Head of Impact Assessment and Adaptation, Henry Neufeldt, has called for increased climate adaptation funding, ...

Of the 25 most vulnerable districts in India, 15 districts from Assam have been highlighted as highly vulnerable to the the ...

Climate change continues to pose an existential threat to humanity. Recent science estimates that we may have less than six ...

On the day following the US election, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres issued a brief statement commending the people ...

The Arab region is among the most water-scarce regions, as nearly 392 million people live in countries facing water scarcity ...

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A small incident in the mounting mayhem of the 2024 elections crystalized the state of the dark art of politics in these ...

NEW YORK, Nov 1 2024 (IPS) - The United Nations, established in 1945 at the end of World War II, has sadly virtually outlived ...

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 2024 (IPS) - When the United Nations imposes sanctions or penalizes a member state – be it the General Assembly or the Human Rights Council – the resolutions are “non-binding” ...

CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Nov 6 2024 (IPS) - Linet Makwera (28) has a baby strapped on her back as she totters barefoot, picking tiny pieces of wood on both sides of a dusty and narrow road, peering ...

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5 2024 (IPS) - The decision of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, to adopt two laws that would severely limit or outright ban UNRWA has the potential to set a dangerous precedent, ...