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The 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, routinely designates ”International Days” and “World Days’” on a wide range of subjects and events – from the sublime to the ridiculous www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
The UN’s “International Days” Range from the Sublime to the Ridiculous
The 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, routinely designates ”International Days” and “World Days’” on a wide range of subjects and events – from the sublime to the ridic...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, routinely designates ”International Days” and “World Days’” on a wide range of subjects and events – from the sublime to the ridiculous www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
The US sanctions on the International Criminal Court have intensified the rigid isolation of judges and officials of the Court based in The Hague, Netherlands www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/icc-...
ICC Judges & Officials, Under US Sanctions, Live Under Rigid Isolation
The US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) have intensified the rigid isolation of judges and officials of the Court based in The Hague, Netherlands. According to an interview with the...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The US sanctions on the International Criminal Court have intensified the rigid isolation of judges and officials of the Court based in The Hague, Netherlands www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/icc-...
Children are paying the highest price in today’s wars - Actions once condemned by the international community and met with global outrage are now brushed aside as the ‘cost of war’, warns Narmina Strishenets, @savechildrenuk.bsky.social www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/expl...
Explosive Weapons Now Leading Cause of Child Casualties in Global Conflicts
Recently, global conflicts have grown increasingly brutal, with deaths and injuries caused by explosive weapons now surpassing those from previous leading causes such as malnutrition, disease, and a l...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Children are paying the highest price in today’s wars - Actions once condemned by the international community and met with global outrage are now brushed aside as the ‘cost of war’, warns Narmina Strishenets, @savechildrenuk.bsky.social www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/expl...
As observers at #COP30 closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached it as an implementation COP. They are advocating for tangible signals to ignite crucial climate action before the climate crisis reaches irreversible levels www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/cop3...
COP30 Was Diplomacy in Action as Cooperation Deepens—Says Climate Talks Observer
As observers at the COP30 closely monitored proceedings in Belém, Yamide Dagnet approached the UN Climate Summit as an implementation COP.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
As observers at #COP30 closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached it as an implementation COP. They are advocating for tangible signals to ignite crucial climate action before the climate crisis reaches irreversible levels www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/cop3...
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The #G20 "paralysis is structural." With the South African Presidency ending last weekend, the G20 has once again failed to deliver solutions to the debt crisis.
It is time to look to the United Nations for a #debt architecture reform.
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It is time to look to the United Nations for a #debt architecture reform.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The #G20 "paralysis is structural." With the South African Presidency ending last weekend, the G20 has once again failed to deliver solutions to the debt crisis.
It is time to look to the United Nations for a #debt architecture reform.
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It is time to look to the United Nations for a #debt architecture reform.
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Despite nearly 80 developed and developing countries standing firm demanding an end to the use of planet-warming fossil fuels, there is no mention of fossil fuels in the final COP30 agreement, only an oblique reference to the 'UAE consensus' www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/unpa...
Unpacking COP30’s Politically Charged Belém Package
Despite nearly 80 countries demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels, there is no mention of fossil fuels in the final COP30 agreement.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Despite nearly 80 developed and developing countries standing firm demanding an end to the use of planet-warming fossil fuels, there is no mention of fossil fuels in the final COP30 agreement, only an oblique reference to the 'UAE consensus' www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/unpa...
As part of the proposed restructuring of the United Nations, there is a move to streamline and revitalize the 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, which has been mired in a bureaucratic backlog www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
The UN General Assembly, Over Burdened with Repetitive Resolutions, Aims at Revitalization
The 193-member General Assembly (GA), the UN’s highest policy-making body, has long been the repository for scores of long-winded outdated resolutions accumulated over several decades– and lying in co...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
As part of the proposed restructuring of the United Nations, there is a move to streamline and revitalize the 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, which has been mired in a bureaucratic backlog www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
EXPLAINER: #COP30 is determined to build a bridge between promises and performance, words and actions, and there are multiple sticking points in the development of this bridge. In other words, it’s a 'COP of implementation' www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/expl...
Explainer: Halfway Through COP30, Sticking Points Emerge Across Key Areas
COP30 negotiations are midway. So far, talks about historic agreements are moving forward, backward, or stalling, depending on who you ask.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
EXPLAINER: #COP30 is determined to build a bridge between promises and performance, words and actions, and there are multiple sticking points in the development of this bridge. In other words, it’s a 'COP of implementation' www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/expl...
An open letter by more than 1,000 organizations from 106 countries to all States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at #COP30 is calling for a people-centered Just Transition www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/just...
'Just Transition Must Make Climate Work for People Living its Consequences'
An open letter by more than 1,000 organizations from 106 countries, is calling for a people-centered Just Transition.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
An open letter by more than 1,000 organizations from 106 countries to all States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at #COP30 is calling for a people-centered Just Transition www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/just...
Ten years ago, climate policy leadership came from Brussels, Berlin or Paris. Today, it's Beijing & Delhi. China and India are now the engines of the global green economy, with Brazil, Vietnam & Indonesia closely behind, says Erik Solheim www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
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The Top Climate Leaders Are Now in The Global South
As climate leaders gather in the Amazon, the world’s green transformation is speaking with a southern accent.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Ten years ago, climate policy leadership came from Brussels, Berlin or Paris. Today, it's Beijing & Delhi. China and India are now the engines of the global green economy, with Brazil, Vietnam & Indonesia closely behind, says Erik Solheim www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
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The climate crisis offers a real chance to bring a new vision, rooted in fairness, dignity and harmony with nature. The global community can now balance people, profit, and planet in a way that has not been achieved in the past, says @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social #COP30 www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/braz...
Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
OSF president Binaifer Nowrojee has lauded Brazil “for significant steps taken to breathe life into the climate commitments.”
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November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The climate crisis offers a real chance to bring a new vision, rooted in fairness, dignity and harmony with nature. The global community can now balance people, profit, and planet in a way that has not been achieved in the past, says @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social #COP30 www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/braz...
Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
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Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
OSF president Binaifer Nowrojee has lauded Brazil “for significant steps taken to breathe life into the climate commitments.”
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November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
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At the 2nd World Summit for Social Development in Doha #WSSD2, 40+ heads of state endorsed the Doha Political Declaration. But history will judge Doha not by its communiqués but by whether promises on rights, jobs and equity reach people, ✍️@isabelortiz.bsky.social www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
The World Social Summit in Doha: Time to Act
Qatar hosted the Second World Summit for Social Development from 4–6 November. According to the United Nations, more than 40 Heads of State and Government, 230 ministers and senior officials, and near...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
At the 2nd World Summit for Social Development in Doha #WSSD2, 40+ heads of state endorsed the Doha Political Declaration. But history will judge Doha not by its communiqués but by whether promises on rights, jobs and equity reach people, ✍️@isabelortiz.bsky.social www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
The Union of Concerned Scientists at the #COP30 UN climate conference in Belém warn of widespread dissemination of climate disinformation, including social media and traditional media platforms, threatening public health, democracy, and climate policies www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/with...
Without Truth, There Can Be No Climate Justice—Experts
Scientists at COP30 in Belém are appealing for collective action to combat climate change-related misinformation and disinformation.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Union of Concerned Scientists at the #COP30 UN climate conference in Belém warn of widespread dissemination of climate disinformation, including social media and traditional media platforms, threatening public health, democracy, and climate policies www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/with...
Devastating climate damages are happening already. This is why #COP30 must send a clear signal that nations are fully on board for climate cooperation, agreeing to strong outcomes on all the key issues, says UN climate chief Simon Stiell www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/cop3...
COP30’s Crossroads: To Accelerate Implementation or Make More Promises?
The issue of implementation is a pressing concern for many delegates from the global South, where climate disasters are more frequent.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Devastating climate damages are happening already. This is why #COP30 must send a clear signal that nations are fully on board for climate cooperation, agreeing to strong outcomes on all the key issues, says UN climate chief Simon Stiell www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/cop3...
We Want a Place at the Negotiation Table’ — Indigenous Leader
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‘We Want a Place at the Negotiation Table’ — Indigenous Leader
Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are calling on climate negotiators to base climate initiatives on recognition of their land rights.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We Want a Place at the Negotiation Table’ — Indigenous Leader
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When 23 children died from contaminated cough syrup in India, the news barely registered across the border. In Pakistan—where self-medication is rampant and syrup bottles are household staples—the tragedy strikes dangerously close to home www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/a-le...
A Lesson for Pakistan in Indian Sweet Syrup Death
In Pakistan, where self-medication is rampant, the deaths of 23 in India from contaminated cough syrup felt close to home.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
When 23 children died from contaminated cough syrup in India, the news barely registered across the border. In Pakistan—where self-medication is rampant and syrup bottles are household staples—the tragedy strikes dangerously close to home www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/a-le...
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As #COP30 begins, a silent war unfolds in courtrooms. Corporations are weaponising the law to silence #ClimateDefenders through #SLAPPs.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
As #COP30 begins, a silent war unfolds in courtrooms. Corporations are weaponising the law to silence #ClimateDefenders through #SLAPPs.
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#ClimateJustice #CivicSpace #SLAPPs #COP30
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#ClimateJustice #CivicSpace #SLAPPs #COP30
The United States will not send any high-level officials to the #COP30 - "The current administration is ceding leadership and leverage over the clean energy future to other countries," says John Noel, @greenpeace.org www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/us-s...
US Skips High-Level Presence at COP30 Climate Summit
“Has the world given up fighting climate change?” was a rhetorical question posed recently by the New York Times, perhaps with a degree of sarcasm. It might look that way, says Christiana Figueres, a ...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The United States will not send any high-level officials to the #COP30 - "The current administration is ceding leadership and leverage over the clean energy future to other countries," says John Noel, @greenpeace.org www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/us-s...
What’s Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
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What's Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
Political courage is the biggest obstacle to limiting the rise in global average temperature to no more than 1.5°C.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
What’s Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
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Political courage is the biggest obstacle to limiting the rise in global average temperature to no more than 1.5°C, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening plenary of the #COP30 Leaders’ Summit in Belém, Brazil www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/what...
What's Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
Political courage is the biggest obstacle to limiting the rise in global average temperature to no more than 1.5°C.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Political courage is the biggest obstacle to limiting the rise in global average temperature to no more than 1.5°C, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening plenary of the #COP30 Leaders’ Summit in Belém, Brazil www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/what...
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"Children are more vulnerable to weather-related crises, (heatwaves, storms, droughts and flooding)" says Catherine Russell, @unicef.org. "Last year, severe weather kept one in seven students out of class" www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/chil...
Children’s Education Must Be Put At The Forefront of Climate Discussions At COP30
In 2024, the climate crisis has disrupted schooling for millions of students worldwide, weakening workforces and hindering social development on a massive scale. With extreme weather patterns preventi...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"Children are more vulnerable to weather-related crises, (heatwaves, storms, droughts and flooding)" says Catherine Russell, @unicef.org. "Last year, severe weather kept one in seven students out of class" www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/chil...
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In eastern Guatemala's Dry Corridor, water scarcity is a relentless threat, making food production harder each year. Yet for many rural communities, it has also become an incentive to adapt and overcome adversities www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/guat...
Guatemalan Peasants Overcome Drought in the Dry Corridor
Water scarcity that relentlessly hits the rural communities in eastern Guatemala, located in the Central American Dry Corridor, is a constant threat due to the challenges in producing food, year after...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
In eastern Guatemala's Dry Corridor, water scarcity is a relentless threat, making food production harder each year. Yet for many rural communities, it has also become an incentive to adapt and overcome adversities www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/guat...
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As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise
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As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise
From Bangkok to Washington, the civil society space for dissent is fast shrinking, says Mandeep Tiwana, SG of CIVICUS Global Alliance.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise
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Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
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November 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
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