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Africa should focus its use of technology on solving its own real challenges rather than copying the systems and priorities of other parts of the world.

UNITED NATIONS, September 25 (IPS) - On September 21, just prior to the opening of the United Nations General Assembly Debate (UNGA81), the NCD Alliance held its fifth Multi-stakeholder Gathering, "Strategies for a Sustainable NCD and Mental Health . ...

UNITED NATIONS, September 25 (IPS) - On September 21, Frontline Resource Institute (FRI) hosted its Climate Justice Hub at Fordham University at Lincoln Center in New York City under the theme "Building a Stronger Climate Coalition."

VICTORIA, Seychelles, September 24 (IPS) - After decades in which the high seas were too often treated as a distant frontier--vast, ownerless and beyond meaningful protection--the High Seas Treaty entered into force on 17 January 2026.

VIENNA, September 24 (IPS) - The international nuclear order is facing another test as governments move from an inconclusive review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in New York to renewed disputes over safeguards and nuclear security in ...

OSLO, Norway, September 24 (IPS) - As Norway undertakes Vendepunkt, or "Turning Point," its reflection on the future of Norwegian development policy, it is critical that oceans remain a priority. Donors around the world are running similar audits, .. ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 24 (IPS) - I was born in Rwanda, but my family soon became refugees in Uganda during the conflict and unrest on the cusp of independence. My father was a teacher and went to great lengths to make sure I was well educated. My ...

Russian armed forces have carried out repeated attacks across Ukraine over the past several days, killing and injuring civilians and damaging homes, hospitals, shops and workplaces, UN human rights monitors said on Thursday.

NEW YORK, September 24 (IPS) - Among the three of us, we have 15 decades of high-level experience in climate science, policies and actions, and we have never been more alarmed than we are at this moment. The United Nations has just officially ...

UNITED NATIONS, September 24 (IPS) - The world's ongoing arms race is threatening to extend beyond planet earth--and spillover into outer space.The US has deployed weapons in space and will use them to defend American forces, Air Force Secretary Troy ...