By Aurora Weiss VIENNA 7 July 2023 (IDN) — The 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted last December by the 196 State Members of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It was the first international conference designed to move into the implementation of GBF and to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Biodiversity was also the topic […]
UNDP: “A Record $500 Million” to Help Combat Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change
Paris Agreement Committed a Minimum of $100 Billion Annually By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | NEW YORK 5 July 2023 (IDN) — Though only a drop in the ocean, as part of its rapid response to environmental crises around the world, such as biodiversity loss and climate change, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has decided to […]
Building Trust and Resilience in Democratic Systems Requires More Effort
By Jaya Ramachandran PARIS 1 July 2023 (IDN) — A series of crises have hit democracies in recent years, including Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these challenges, they have managed to remain effective, working at scale and at speed in many cases.
The Caribbean: Climate Change Triggers Water Crisis, Financing Exacerbates
By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, 29 June 2023 (IDN) — With an estimated 4 billion people facing water scarcity around the world, a regional water conference held earlier this month addressed the unique issues small island nations of the Caribbean face in confronting this challenge. These include climate change, which is having a […]
A Troubled Economy Drives Sierra Leoneans to The Ballot Box
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | FREETOWN, 26 June 2023 (IDN) — Presidential and parliamentary elections are under way in Sierra Leone amidst a crippling cost-of-living crisis. Soaring food prices have sparked deadly riots and are a key issue for many voters in the import-dependent nation of eight million people.
Africans Making Headway in The Ranks of Popular Sports
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 26 June 2023 (IDN) — He’ll be playing basketball in Texas, he’s got a wicked grin, and he’s got a name almost as long as he is tall. If you guessed Victor Wembanyama, give yourself a star. He’s the most hotly anticipated basketball prospect in a generation […]
WHO Investment Platform to Boost Primary Health Care Services
By Jaya Ramachandran PARIS (IDN) — Three multilateral development banks have joined with the World Health Organization (WHO) to launch the Health Impact Investment Platform. This is a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate-resilient primary health care (PHC) services in low- and low-and-middle-income countries (LICs and LMICs).
Vanuatu: People Don’t See Millions Govt. Gets for Cyclone Recovery
By Josepheen Tarianga* PORT VILA, Vanuatu, 25 June 2023 (IDN | Wansolwara) — In the first week of March this year after days of cyclone warnings—it did finally come. Not one but two cyclones and a devastating earthquake—all within a week. When the cyclones came, there was already a chill in the air and dark […]
UN Chief Refuses to List Israel for Killings of Children
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 22 June 2023 (IDN) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in his annual report on Children and Armed Conflict,, has once again left out Israel from the list of perpetrators of grave violations and killings of children. Perhaps the only consolation this year is his decision to stand up to Russia, […]
200 Million Migrant Workers Sent $647 Billion to over 800 Million Families
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 15 June 2023 (IDN) – In Asia, some of the countries dependent on remittances from migrant workers overseas include India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Bangladesh and the Philippines. At the international airport in one of the Southeast Asian capitals, there is a sign at the “arrivals” terminal for a special […]