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Agroecology: The Game-Changing Solution to Global Food, Climate and Conflict Crises. Edward Mukiibi, President of Slow Food, champions agroecology as a transformative answer to the world’s most pressing crises: food insecurity, climate change, and violent conflicts. Busani Bafana | Biodiversity | Global.
UN Goal to End World-Wide Hunger by 2030 is Destined to Miss …
15 小时之前 · And the UN is also unlikely to meet Goal 2 of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at ending hunger worldwide by 2030. The UN also points out a cruel paradox: that the world produces enough food to feed everyone, but nearly 20% of it is lost or wasted before it’s eaten. Poor storage facilities on farms can lead to crop ...
Building Water Security for the Next Generation in the Pacific ...
22 小时之前 · SYDNEY, Oct 14 2024 (IPS) - The Pacific Islands region is both the frontline of the wrath that climate change is lashing on the environment and human life and the drive for innovation and solutions to stem the destruction and strengthen island environments for the future. The survival of life, even nations, in the Pacific depends on …
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WASHINGTON DC, Apr 10 2024 (IPS) - Earlier this year, the Biden administration paused action on pending approvals for U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to countries without a U.S. free-trade agreement, with President Biden citing ”the urgency of the climate crisis.”. The decision was hailed by climate activists and criticized by oil and ...
WORLD FOOD DAY - 2024 - Inter Press Service
9 小时之前 · Oct 14 2024 - The world’s farmers produce enough food to feed more than the global population. Yet around 733 million people are facing hunger in the world. In 2023, nearly 282 million people across 59 countries faced acute food insecurity. This was an increase of 24 million people since 2022. Several factors exacerbate the problem.
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UN’s Summit of the Future - Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 5 2024 (IPS) - Preparations are ongoing for the upcoming Summit of the Future, probably the most consequential initiative of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres so far. The gathering, to be seen as a serious attempt at fixing some of the most intricate and enduring issues of our times, could help cement the Secretary General’s legacy as an idealistic architect of a ...
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Asia-Pacific News - IPS Inter Press Service
However, social protection is insufficient across Asia and the Pacific, and the region is at risk from megatrends: climate change, demographic shifts and digitalization. Tens of millions of people have been pushed into extreme poverty since COVID-19, reversing past gains, and many millions more live precariously just above the poverty line.
Reshaping Multilateralism in Times of Crises - Inter Press Service
2023年5月5日 · Credit: UN Women/Paola Garcia Inter-State wars, terrorism, divided collective security, and peacekeeping limitations remain the same challenges facing multilateralism as when the UN was founded 76 years ago, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council December 2022. BONN, Germany, May 5 2023 (IPS) - The world is in permanent ...