Technological change is unleashing a new era in productivity and creativity with far-reaching implications for global development and security. But, beyond adopting new, non-binding normative frameworks, all UN member states must come together to improve the management of new and emerging technologies to better leverage their many benefits, while mitigating multiple risks. Credit: istock By…
The home of Oksana Serhienko, Merefa village, near Kharkiv, Ukraine. Credit: Akos Stiller By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Aug 6 2025 (IPS) As Russian forces continue to lay waste to civilian areas of towns and cities across Ukraine, Roma in the country are struggling to access compensation to help them rebuild their damaged homes. Russia’s relentless bombing…
Ilay David (on screen), brother of a hostage held in Gaza, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. City/Location: New York Country: United States of America Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe By Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin LevineUNITED NATIONS, Aug 6 2025 (IPS) At the United Nations media stakeout…
The raised flags of Turkmenistan and the United Nations marked the official opening of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3). Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiAWAZA, Turkmenistan, Aug 5 2025 (IPS) Heads of State, ministers, investors and grassroots leaders are gathered in Awaza on Turkmenistan’s Caspian coast for a once-in-a-decade UN conference…
Bernhard Waase, director of Renig, a subsidiary of the Salvadoran company El Granjero, where chicken manure from eight farms is converted into biogas. Credit: Edgardo Ayala / IPS By Edgardo AyalaSAN SALVADOR, Aug 5 2025 (IPS) El Granjero, the second-largest egg producer in El Salvador, invested US$2.5 million in 2017 to build a biogas plant,…
The prevalence of development minerals in Uganda is high, and the industry generates an estimated US$350 million annually, directly supporting 390,000 Ugandans, 44 percent of whom are women. Credit: UNDP Uganda  Meanwhile, the Third UN Conference on the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) is taking place this week from August 5-8, in Awaza, Turkmenistan. By…
The closing plenary of INC-5.1 in Busan, Republic of Korea. Credit: UNEP/Duncan Moore By Maximilian MalawistaNEW YORK, Aug 5 2025 (IPS) They are lightweight, cheap, and able to be used in every sector of every supply chain. Few materials have revolutionized manufacturing and the global economy as much as plastics have. They are essential in…
Credit: World Organisation for Animal Health By Appolinaire Djikeng and Emmanuelle SoubeyranNAIROBI, Kenya / PARIS, France, Aug 5 2025 (IPS) One would expect that this year’s wetter than average rainy season in parts of Africa would be viewed with relief, not fear. Yet many areas in the region sits at a knife’s edge—still recovering from…
Credit: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters via Gallo Images By Andrew FirminLONDON, Aug 4 2025 (IPS) Rice queues – something once unthinkable – began appearing around May. As the country’s staple food hit record prices, frustrated shoppers found themselves breaking a cultural taboo by switching to rice from South Korea. It was a symbol of how far Japan’s…
The shift towards clean energy, such as solar power, is accelerating globally. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declares fossil fuel era is fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit. Credit: UNEP/Reza Shahriar Rahman By Felix Dodds and Chris SpenceSAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, North Carolina, US, Aug 4 2025 (IPS) There is no…
