For LLDCs, the Next Decade Must be About Unlocking the Untapped Potential
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 Francine PickupNEW YORK, Aug...
UN Trade and Environment Agencies Target Plastic Pollution through Global Negotiations and Trade Measures
The closing plenary of INC-5.1 in Busan, Republic of Korea. Credit: UNEP/Duncan Moore
By Maximilian MalawistaNEW YORK, Aug 5 2025 – 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 almost everything, however this comes at a cost. A cost...
UN Trade and Environment Agencies Target Plastic Pollution through Global Negotiations and Trade Measures
The closing plenary of INC-5.1 in Busan, Republic of Korea. Credit: UNEP/Duncan Moore
By Maximilian MalawistaNEW YORK, Aug 5 2025 – 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 almost everything, however this comes at a cost. A cost...
The Missing Link in Africa’s Climate Plans: Animal Health
Credit: World Organisation for Animal Health
By Appolinaire Djikeng and Emmanuelle SoubeyranNAIROBI, Kenya / PARIS, France, Aug 5 2025 – 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 years of drought and a historic famine, too much rain...
The Missing Link in Africa’s Climate Plans: Animal Health
Credit: World Organisation for Animal Health
By Appolinaire Djikeng and Emmanuelle SoubeyranNAIROBI, Kenya / PARIS, France, Aug 5 2025 – 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 years of drought and a historic famine, too much rain...
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025
By External SourceAug 5 2025 (IPS-Partners)
Artificial Intelligence is changing how we live, learn, work – and who gets heard.
It holds promise for humanity but, without safeguards, it risks becoming a new tool of domination.
For Indigenous Peoples, the stakes are not abstract – they are ancestral, material, and urgent.
Indigenous knowledge, images, languages and identities...
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025
By External SourceAug 5 2025 (IPS-Partners)
Artificial Intelligence is changing how we live, learn, work – and who gets heard.
It holds promise for humanity but, without safeguards, it risks becoming a new tool of domination.
For Indigenous Peoples, the stakes are not abstract – they are ancestral, material, and urgent.
Indigenous knowledge, images, languages and identities...
How One Caribbean Country Is Changing the Face of Debt
A panoramic view of the Castries Harbour, Castries, Saint Lucia: where smart borrowing and strategic reforms are reshaping the island’s economic future. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS
By Alison KentishCASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Aug 5 2025 – The beauty of the majestic Piton mountains, vibrant culture, dazzling beaches and lush landscapes of Saint Lucia are invaluable assets. The country also takes...
How One Caribbean Country Is Changing the Face of Debt
A panoramic view of the Castries Harbour, Castries, Saint Lucia: where smart borrowing and strategic reforms are reshaping the island’s economic future. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS
By Alison KentishCASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Aug 5 2025 – The beauty of the majestic Piton mountains, vibrant culture, dazzling beaches and lush landscapes of Saint Lucia are invaluable assets. The country also takes...
Equal Footing: Building Pathways for Landlocked Developing Countries to Participate in Global Economy
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 – 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 aimed at rewiring...
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