WASHINGTON DC, Dec 09 (IPS) – Delegates from more than 190 countries are donning thick coats and winter boots to attend the long-delayed UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada—the land of caribou, beluga whales and wolverines. Read the full story, “COP15: Super Reefs Offer Hope for Ocean Recovery Ahead of Biodiversity Summit”, on globalissues.org → […]
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Climate Change Meets Conflict Pushing Millions of Children in Ethiopia Out of School
Addis Ababa, Dec 08 (IPS) – A silent catastrophe is unfolding in Ethiopia on the backdrop of years of inter-communal conflict and the most prolonged and severe drought in recent years. High inflation and food insecurity in the drought-ravaged country is among the worst in the world. Read the full story, “Climate Change Meets Conflict […]
Energy Efficiency Is Law in Chile but Concrete Progress Is Slow in Coming
SANTIAGO, Dec 08 (IPS) – The Energy Efficiency Law began to gradually be implemented in Chile after the approval of its regulations, but more efforts and institutions are still lacking before it can produce results. Read the full story, “Energy Efficiency Is Law in Chile but Concrete Progress Is Slow in Coming”, on globalissues.org → […]
ROME, Dec 07 (IPS)
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Corruption: Europe Doing Nothing – Part II
MADRID, Dec 07 (IPS) – “Western Europe and the European Union remains the highest scoring region in the world’s corruption index, progress has halted and worrying signs of backsliding have emerged.” Read the full story, “Corruption: Europe Doing Nothing – Part II”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now !
To Achieve Human Rights, Start with Food
ROME, Dec 07 (IPS) – Maximo Torero Cullen is the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)This year’s Human Rights Day marks the 74th year since the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an international document that enshrines the rights and freedoms of all people. The right to food became […]
RZESZOW, Poland, De
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COP15: Shift in Societal Values Needed to Address Biodiversity Loss
Montreal, Dec 07 (IPS) – Policymakers were encouraged to look at the economic and social aspects with the environmental elements of biodiversity losses to meet the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) targets. Read the full story, “COP15: Shift in Societal Values Needed to Address Biodiversity Loss”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow […]
Toward Free Education for All Children – Momentum Building to Expand the Right to Millions
RZESZOW, Poland, Dec 07 (IPS) – Bede Sheppard is deputy children’s rights director at Human Rights WatchEducation is fundamental for children’s development and a powerful catalyst for improving their entire lives. International human rights law guarantees everyone a right to education. But it surprises many to learn that the international human rights framework only explicitly […]