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CNN  —  As global leaders converge in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s annual climate summit, researchers, advocates and the United Nations itself are warning the world is still wildly off-track on its goal to halt global warming and prevent the worst consequences of the climate crisis. Over the next …

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 04 (IPS) – The COP 27 climate summit is taking place amid a rash of political, economic and environmental upheavals, including missed funding and emission targets, increased pollution and climate devastation, rising global inflation, cuts in …

President Buhari today October 25, attended the opening ceremony of the first World Bio Summit in Seoul, South Korea.   President Buhari and his delegation left Nigeria for the summit on Sunday, October 23 and arrived on Monday, October 24.   See more photos of the President at the Summit …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday arrived in Seoul, South Korea ahead of the first World Bio Summit. The development was confirmed by a media aide to the President, Buhari Sallau in a post on his Facebook account. Sallau on Monday also shared pictures of President Buhari’s arrival in South Korea. …

Aisha Khurram, a youth advocate from Afghanistan, told the Transforming Education Summit that despite suicide bombings and terrorist attacks, she continued her education. She reminded delegates that education was important as food, water, and shelter to young people. by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Sunday, September 18, 2022 Inter Press Service United …

WASHINGTON — One month after snubbing President Biden by refusing to attend a summit meant to show American leadership, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico joined Mr. Biden at the White House on Tuesday to shore up a relationship the United States needs to slow mass migration and bolster …

EXPLAINER The bloc agreed to a new strategic framework with focus on Russia and pledge to boost capabilities during Madrid summit. Leaders of the 30 countries that make up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have agreed to a sweeping strategic framework for the next decade that focuses on the …

TELFS, Austria — Leaders of the Group of 7 nations said Sunday they would stop buying gold from Moscow and discussed a new American proposal to undercut its oil revenues, even as Russian forces rained missiles on Kyiv for the first time in weeks. The dueling escalation underscored how the …

Delegates at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) summit debate the role of youth in narrowing the digital divide. Credit: ITU by Juliet Morrison (toronto) Thursday, June 09, 2022 Inter Press Service Toronto, Jun 09 (IPS) – “50 percent of the present, but 100 percent of the future,” was the refrain at …