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This is not just a legal problem but concerns an existential problem of planetary proportions, says Judge Yuji Iwasawa, President of the @CIJ_ICJ, as the court issued a landmark advisory opinion on the legal obligations of states about climate change ipsnews.net/2025/07/climat…

ipsnews's tweet image. This is not just a legal problem but concerns an existential problem of planetary proportions, says Judge Yuji Iwasawa, President of the @CIJ_ICJ, as the court issued a landmark advisory opinion on the legal obligations of states about climate change ipsnews.net/2025/07/climat…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 8 h

The millions of US citizens without health insurance and access to care will likely result in people skipping preventative care, treatments and prescriptions, all of which will contribute to increased illness and preventable deaths, warns Joseph Chamie ipsnews.net/2025/07/us-rep…

ipsnews's tweet image. The millions of US citizens without health insurance and access to care will likely result in people skipping preventative care, treatments and prescriptions, all of which will contribute to increased illness and preventable deaths, warns Joseph Chamie ipsnews.net/2025/07/us-rep…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 9 h

The cyclical nature of flooding in Nikli Upazila, Bangladesh, compounded by the lack of local employment opportunities, necessitates seasonal migration as a coping mechanism for many families ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

ipsnews's tweet image. The cyclical nature of flooding in Nikli Upazila, Bangladesh, compounded by the lack of local employment opportunities, necessitates seasonal migration as a coping mechanism for many families ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 12 h

This is not just a legal problem but concerns an existential problem of planetary proportions, says Judge Yuji Iwasawa, President of the @CIJ_ICJ, as the court issued a landmark advisory opinion on the legal obligations of states about climate change ipsnews.net/2025/07/climat…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 16 h

The millions of US citizens without health insurance and access to care will likely result in people skipping preventative care, treatments and prescriptions, all of which will contribute to increased illness and preventable deaths, warns Joseph Chamie ipsnews.net/2025/07/us-rep…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 17 h

The cyclical nature of flooding in Nikli Upazila, Bangladesh, compounded by the lack of local employment opportunities, necessitates seasonal migration as a coping mechanism for many families ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

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A flash flood that engulfed the Luxus Hotel has raised urgent questions about the future of mountain tourism in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan ipsnews.net/2025/07/high-s…

ipsnews's tweet image. A flash flood that engulfed the Luxus Hotel has raised urgent questions about the future of mountain tourism in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan ipsnews.net/2025/07/high-s…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 1 h

An elderly migrant laborer from the flood-prone haor region of Nikli, Kishoreganj, stacks bricks in a kiln in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Recurrent flash floods have destroyed his agricultural livelihood, forcing him into the backbreaking work of brickfields ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

ipsnews's tweet image. An elderly migrant laborer from the flood-prone haor region of Nikli, Kishoreganj, stacks bricks in a kiln in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Recurrent flash floods have destroyed his agricultural livelihood, forcing him into the backbreaking work of brickfields ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 2 h

Unveiled at COP16.2, the $1B Cali Fund was hailed as historic, channelling genetic data profits to protect biodiversity. But three months in, big questions loom: will corporations pay? Will funds reach those who need them most? ipsnews.net/2025/07/can-th…

ipsnews's tweet image. Unveiled at COP16.2, the $1B Cali Fund was hailed as historic, channelling genetic data profits to protect biodiversity. But three months in, big questions loom: will corporations pay? Will funds reach those who need them most? ipsnews.net/2025/07/can-th…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 3 h

Don't miss this week's newsletter - Most-read stories and must-reads: ➡️ Staff union unanimously declares “No Confidence” in Guterres & UN Reform lead; ➡️China fuels Latin America's clean energy boom; and more ow.ly/CHxG50Wvmvi

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 5 h

The US infant mortality rate is significantly higher than the average of other developed nations. In recent years, the United States has ranked 33rd out of 38 OECD countries on this crucial mortality measure ipsnews.net/2025/07/us-rep…

ipsnews's tweet image. The US infant mortality rate is significantly higher than the average of other developed nations. In recent years, the United States has ranked 33rd out of 38 OECD countries on this crucial mortality measure ipsnews.net/2025/07/us-rep…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 6 h

High Stakes: Mountain Tourism in a Warming World - We either need a different breed of tourists, who are more respectful of nature and us, or we need to put a stop to tourism, says Jameel Hunzographer ipsnews.net/2025/07/high-s…

ipsnews's tweet image. High Stakes: Mountain Tourism in a Warming World - We either need a different breed of tourists, who are more respectful of nature and us, or we need to put a stop to tourism, says Jameel Hunzographer ipsnews.net/2025/07/high-s…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 7 h

With the right approach, Asia-Pacific can transform EV battery waste from a daunting environmental challenge into a powerful engine for inclusive and sustainable economic growth, new employment opportunities and enhanced climate resilience, experts write ipsnews.net/2025/07/advanc…

ipsnews's tweet image. With the right approach, Asia-Pacific can transform EV battery waste from a daunting environmental challenge into a powerful engine for inclusive and sustainable economic growth, new employment opportunities and enhanced climate resilience, experts write ipsnews.net/2025/07/advanc…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 10 h

Amid smoke-belching chimneys, men and women from Bangladesh’s flood-hit haor region pass sunbaked bricks down a human chain. Climate-driven displacement has forced them from waterlogged fields into the punishing labor of Narayanganj’s brick kilns ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

ipsnews's tweet image. Amid smoke-belching chimneys, men and women from Bangladesh’s flood-hit haor region pass sunbaked bricks down a human chain. Climate-driven displacement has forced them from waterlogged fields into the punishing labor of Narayanganj’s brick kilns ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 11 h

Don't miss this week's newsletter - Most-read stories and must-reads: ➡️ Staff union unanimously declares “No Confidence” in Guterres & UN Reform lead; ➡️China fuels Latin America's clean energy boom; and more ow.ly/CHxG50Wvmvi

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 13 h

Migrants from the flood-prone haor region in Bangladesh seek survival in the hazardous conditions of brick kilns after recurrent flash floods devastate their agricultural lands. A stark journey of resilience and hardship ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

ipsnews's tweet image. Migrants from the flood-prone haor region in Bangladesh seek survival in the hazardous conditions of brick kilns after recurrent flash floods devastate their agricultural lands. A stark journey of resilience and hardship ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 14 h

The US infant mortality rate is significantly higher than the average of other developed nations. In recent years, the United States has ranked 33rd out of 38 OECD countries on this crucial mortality measure ipsnews.net/2025/07/us-rep…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 15 h

With the right approach, Asia-Pacific can transform EV battery waste from a daunting environmental challenge into a powerful engine for inclusive and sustainable economic growth, new employment opportunities and enhanced climate resilience, experts write ipsnews.net/2025/07/advanc…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 18 h

Amid smoke-belching chimneys, men and women from Bangladesh’s flood-hit haor region pass sunbaked bricks down a human chain. Climate-driven displacement has forced them from waterlogged fields into the punishing labor of Narayanganj’s brick kilns ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-h…

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Inter Press Service@ipsnews · 19 h

Opposition to the #UN80 restructuring plan has escalated. The Staff Union Council in Geneva passed a motion of no confidence, not just in the plan, but in Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Under Secretary General Guy Ryder, the official leading it ipsnews.net/2025/07/staff-…

ipsnews's tweet image. Opposition to the #UN80 restructuring plan has escalated. The Staff Union Council in Geneva passed a motion of no confidence, not just in the plan, but in Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Under Secretary General Guy Ryder, the official leading it ipsnews.net/2025/07/staff-…

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