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Africa’s Youth are Shaping the Continent’s Climate Future

UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (IPS) - Africa is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, warming faster than the global...

The UN NGO Committee: Civil Society’s Gatekeeper in Hostile Hands

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 4 (IPS) - In January, the government of Algeria succeeded in locking two civil society groups out...

Pacific Ocean Under Pressure — Now a Region Finally Armed With Evidence

SUVA, Fiji, May 4 (IPS) - For generations, Pacific people have understood the ocean not as a resource but as...

Global demining work strained by rising conflicts and shrinking aid

Demining experts from around the world have been sharing their collective shock at the widespread and growing threat from unexploded...

‘Real impact on the ground’ needed as Indonesia backs UN reform

Indonesia is expecting a “strengthened multilateral system that delivers real impact on the ground,” as one of the key outcomes...