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Securing new financing for global good has become more challenging than ever. Negotiations at the recently-concluded COP16 on Nature and Biodiversity failed to reach an agreement on establishing a fund to support the implementation of the Framework for Nature agreed in 2022 under the Montreal-Kunming agreement.
Trapped on a Runaway Train: Looking Back on 2024
5 days ago · Wars and conflicts already in full spate a year ago got even worse, with horrific violence inflicted on civilians, especially women and children, and millions displaced. Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sahel, Haiti. A long list getting longer. The COP29 talks in ...
The Fall of The Assad Regime: The Rebels’ Prospect for Success or ...
NEW YORK, Dec 13 2024 (IPS) - The fall of the Assad regime is a historic watershed event that will have significant regional and international ramifications. The question is, will the rebels fulfill their promise to be inclusive and lift the Syrian people out of their misery, and what can the US and Israel do to help shape the trajectory of the new regime?
Multilateral Systems in Urgent Need of Reform, Says UN SG
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 2024 (IPS) - As the United Nations gears up to host the international community for the high-level meeting week, the UN chief appeals to world leaders to commit to universal agreements to work towards solutions. On Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres spoke to reporters ahead of the upcoming 79 th high-level session of the UN General …
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Biological diversity is on the decline worldwide, and current approaches to address its loss have been piecemeal and ineffective in tackling the crisis facing nature—this is despite estimates that over half of global GDP (USD 58 trillion of economic activity in 2023) is generated in sectors that are moderately to highly dependent on nature, a new report by the Intergovernmental Platform …
Asia-Pacific News - IPS Inter Press Service
Rising sea level caused by greenhouse gas emission-fueled climate change is threatening existence in coastal communities and island nations. At the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Thursday, December 12, 2024, small island states, including Tuvalu and a Pacific-based fisheries agency detailed their ongoing existential threats caused by the climate change-induced sea …
Interlinked Solutions Key to Tackling Biodiversity, says IPBES
WINDHOEK & BULAWAYO, Dec 17 2024 (IPS) - Biological diversity is on the decline worldwide, and current approaches to address its loss have been piecemeal and ineffective in tackling the crisis facing nature—this is despite estimates that over half of global GDP (USD 58 trillion of economic activity in 2023) is generated in sectors that are moderately to highly dependent on …
Building Popular National Economic Alternatives* - Inter Press …
Mar 6, 2024 · Viable, popular national economic alternatives require conditions to help build and sustain them. An independent, accountable government can ensure supportive institutions, including laws. National economies For the Global South, globalisation has often meant renewed foreign domination. While dating back to the age of empire, foreign domination is less evident …
COP29 Blog News - IPS Inter Press Service
As climate-induced disasters continue to wreak havoc worldwide, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a UN body specializing in emergency response, has issued a clarion call for an ambitious and fair global climate finance goal at COP29.
International Justice News - IPS Inter Press Service
Rising sea level caused by greenhouse gas emission-fueled climate change is threatening existence in coastal communities and island nations. At the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Thursday, December 12, 2024, small island states, including Tuvalu and a Pacific-based fisheries agency detailed their ongoing existential threats caused by the climate change-induced sea …