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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 […]

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KAMPALA, Uganda, Dec 07 (IPS) – Dating back to the 16th Century, the face of biodiversity conservation has taken several tolls and twists- evolving from an era of preservation to conservation- down to conservation and sustainable utilisation of natural resources. Read the full story, “COP15: Biodiversity Conservation in the Face of Growing Economies”, on globalissues.org […]

BONN / GLAND, Dec 07 (IPS) – While climate change dominates the environmental headlines, quieter, startling changes are taking place in nature across the planet – whether in forests, oceans, deserts, rural landscapes, cities and other places where nature is found. Read the full story, “COP15: We are Losing Nature Biodiversity at the Fastest Rate […]

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KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 06 (IPS) – The International Volunteer Day, a worldwide event commemorated every year on the 5th of December, comes at the end of a long line of special commemorations, each of them relevant and paramount to achieve the UN’s Agenda 2030. Read the full story, “Volunteerism: Path to Achieve UNs Agenda 2030”, […]

MADRID, Dec 06 (IPS) – In these times when all sorts of human rights violations have been ‘normalised,’ a crime which continues to be perpetrated everywhere but punished nowhere: corruption is also seen as a business as usual. A business, by the way, that relies on the wide complicity of official authorities. Read the full […]

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VERACRUZ, Mexico, Dec 05 (IPS) – Mexico has more than 11,000 square kilometers of continental coastline and intense maritime traffic. This Latin American country received 12 045 vessels as of July, compared to 11 971 on that date in 2021. Read the full story, “An Ineffective Mexico, in the Face of Maritime Pollution”, on globalissues.org […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 06 (IPS) – Natural flows do not respect national boundaries. The atmosphere and oceans cross international borders with little difficulty, as greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other fluids, including pollutants, easily traverse frontiers. Read the full story, “Rich Nations Doubly Responsible for Greenhouse Gas Emissions”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & […]