By Global Issues STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep 12 (IPS) – While climate change is relentlessly progressing, threatening life on earth, world leaders continue to meet while planning for a future where this immense menace to human existence remains a minor item on the agenda. Read the full story, “What Happens in the Arctic Does Not Stay […]
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By Global Issues KAMPALA/LUSAKA/HARARE, Sep 12 (IPS) – Almost 30 years ago in 1994, the world witnessed a historic event as 179 nations convened on African soil, in Cairo, for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Read the full story, “African Womens Reproductive Rights under Threat: Global Pushback Puts Lives at Risk”, on […]
By Global Issues UNITED NATIONS, Sep 12 (IPS) – Everyone in this world is entitled to 15 minutes of fame– is a legendary quote mis-attributed to the American pop icon Andy Warhol. Over the years, the United Nations has laid down its own 15-minute rule for world leaders addressing the UN General Assembly. Read the […]