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[ ] Opinion by Simplex Chithyola Banda (lilongwe, malawi) Friday, June 21, 2024 Inter Press Service LILONGWE, Malawi, Jun 21 (IPS) – After El Niño-induced floods and devastating drought, roughly two in five people in Malawi – a country of some…

[ ] “Violence, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, has reached alarming levels, with armed groups controlling large areas and complicating humanitarian access,” the experts, including the Special Rapporteur on the rights of internally displaced persons, said. The clashes between gangs…

[ ] The agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the highest number of cases, followed by the African Region, the Region of the Americas, the Southeast Asia Region, and the European Region. There were no reported cases in the Western Pacific…

[ ] The spurious semaglutides – of a specific brand Ozempic – were found in Brazil, the United Kingdom in October 2023, and the United States in December 2023, and were delivered through a regular supply chain. The WHO’s official…

[ ] The 2024 World Investment Report highlighted that insufficient funding is hindering efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, underscoring the urgent need for policies to bolster finance. “Investment is not just about capital flows; it is…

[ ] Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024, the biggest ever standalone public opinion survey on climate change, also showed that 80 per cent of the respondents support more ambitious climate action. “The Peoples’ Climate Vote is loud and clear,” saidUNDP Administrator…

[ ] We need help illuminating the dark matter in food and charting the intricate interplay between food, ecosystems, climate and health, argue the authors. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Maya Rajasekharan, Selena Ahmed Thursday, June 20, 2024 Inter Press Service…

[ ] The escalation of violence and multiple crises worsen Haiti’s acute food insecurity. Credit: Justine Texier / FAO Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Thursday, June 20, 2024 Inter Press Service Mario Lubetkin is FAO Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative…

[ ] In an alert, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reiterated deep concerns that people uprooted by ongoing hostilities in southern Gaza remain traumatized and are crammed into a narrow area along the beach “in the burning summer heat”.…

[ ] A Himalayan settlement in the Everest region of Nepal. The impact of climate change is more intense in the mountain region than in others. Photo: Tanka Dhakal/IPS by Tanka Dhakal (kathmandu) Thursday, June 20, 2024 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU,…