UN Drug Office Warns that Global Drug Crisis Will Intensify
Ghada Waly, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime addresses…
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Despite Strong Commitment, SDGs Progress Alarmingly Off Track 10 Years On—New UN Report Finds
Vast pools of world savings must flow in much larger amounts to where they are…
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From Deterrence to Disarmament: Global Advocates Call for Justice and Peace
Chie Sunada of SGI (left) moderates the first panel discussion, “From Deterrence to Disarmament: The…
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‘Live Facial Recognition Treats Everyone as a Potential Suspect, Undermining Privacy and Eroding Presumed Innocence’
by CIVICUSWednesday, June 18, 2025Inter Press ServiceJun 18 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the dangers of…
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Ocean Action Boosted in Africa as Biodiversity Leaders Call for Urgent Synergy, Funding Reform
Fishers in Tanzania's Lake Victoria drag seized fishing nets to deter overfishing of dwindling nile…
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‘A Wake-Up Call from the Womb’—Indigenous People Rally for a Binding Plastics Treaty
Panelists engaged in a discussion with reporters about plastic pollution. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPSby Kizito Makoye (nice,…
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Beating Plastic Pollution in Our Food Systems
Plastic has worked its way into every corner of the food system. Credit: Giorgio Cosulich…
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UN Pushes for 10,000 Ships To Track Ocean Changes
“10,000 Ships for the Ocean," launched at the UNOC3 in Nice, aims to build the…
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UNOC3: World Leaders Recognize Urgent Need for Ocean Action
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at the opening of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. Credit:…
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Oceans at Risk: Report Warns Global Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Marine Biodiversity
A report documents the impact of unchecked oil and gas projects in biologically rich and…