Announced by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in March, the UN80 Initiative works along three tracks to increase the world body’s efficiencies, review the implementation of all UN mandates, and consider structural changes and program realignment. If undertaken skillfully, UN80 reforms can reinforce the even more far-reaching actions adopted through the Pact for the Future last…
The first harvest of Amazonian fish from one of the ponds contributing to the food security of indigenous families, using solar energy. The initiative is expected to be replicated in a second phase, reaching more indigenous communities in two provinces of the Peruvian Amazon. Credit: Corpi-SL By Mariela JaraLIMA, Aug 8 2025 (IPS) “Our organization…
Carlos Andres Oliveira Caballero, a youth representative from Bolivia, speaking during the closing plenary of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. He said that with support, the youth declaration would usher in a new era for young people in LLDCs. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiAWAZA, Turkmenistan, Aug 8 2025 (IPS) As…
A buoy in a sea of Vladivostok, Russia is tracking movement of waves. Early warning system is vital for effective disaster management. Credit: Unsplash/Ant Rozetsky By Temily Baker, Morgan Schmeising Barnes and Sanjay SrivastavaBANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 8 2025 (IPS) Significant progress has been made globally in implementing national and local disaster risk reduction strategies. Yet,…
“Progress towards gender equality and equity remains uneven and far too slow. One in four women in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) live in extreme poverty, and this is nearly 75 million women,” said Rabab Fatima, Secretary-General of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries or LLDC3 ongoing in Awaza, Turkmenistan. Fatima, who is…
By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) On August the first, the Italian daily La Repubblica published an interview with David Grossman, Israel’s most renown author and supporter of a “two-state solution”, as well as an outspoken critic of Israel’s violence against Palestinian civilians. Israeli presence on the West Bank. The orange and red…
UNDP Resident Representative in Ethiopia, Samuel Doe, addressing the media in Awaza, Turkmenistan, about the land-linked roadmap for Africa. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS By Kizito MakoyeAWAZA, Turkmenistan, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) Once relegated to the periphery of Africa’s economic map due to their lack of coastline, the continent’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are now reframing their…
The mega-ship BYD Shenzhen arrived on May 28 at the port of Itajaí in southern Brazil, carrying 7,292 electric vehicles from the Chinese company BYD. It set a record for this type of transport, with unloading taking four days. Credit: Porto de Itajaí By Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) Residents near the…
Atomic Bomb Dome by Jan Letzel and modern Hiroshima. Credit: Wikimedia Commons By Katsuhiro AsagiriTOKYO / ASTANA, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) Eighty years ago, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left a lasting reminder to humanity of the inhuman nature of nuclear weapons. Kazakhstan, too, is a nation deeply scarred by nuclear tests conducted…
Medicines contaminated by toxic excipients which are normally used as solvents or antifreeze have resulted in multiple deaths and health complications, as a new UN report finds. Credit: Unsplash/Mina Rad By Maximilian MalawistaNEW YORK, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) The contamination of pharmaceutical medicines through toxic excipients is killing many and harming others. The UN agencies…
