By Global Issues PORTLAND, USA, Dec 10 (IPS) – After the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, the Israel retaliated with a war in Gaza involving bombings, shootings and blockades but with no explicit plan for achieving peace with the Palestinians. Read the full story, “Israel-Gaza War: Deaths, Injuries and Destruction with No […]
By Global Issues SYDNEY, Dec 10 (IPS) – Advancing development of the new Climate Loss and Damage Fund was a key call by Pacific Island nations at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference being held in Azerbaijan in November. For Pacific Island Countries and Territories, the fund represents a critical step towards addressing what […]
By Global Issues CARACAS, Dec 09 (IPS) – Poverty, while declining in Latin America and the Caribbean so far this century, shows a new face, that of the looming vulnerability of the poor as they become less rural and more urban, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says in a new analysis. Read the full […]