BELÉM, Brazil, November 14 (IPS) - A young woman at COP30 speaks about retracing her father’s footsteps. At only 16, her father and her grandfather were among the first families displaced by an unfolding climatic crisis of erratic weather and worsening climate conditions that goes on to date from their ancestral village in Sundarbans. Nearly 60 years later, she is on a mission to reclaim her ancestral lands.

Read the full story, “Belém’s Hunger, Poverty Declaration Places World’s Most Vulnerable Populations at Centre of Global Climate Policy”, on globalissues.org →

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 14 (IPS) - As the world gathers in Brazil for the UN climate talks, the country’s livestock sector – one of the largest in the world – is understandably in the spotlight.

Read the full story, “As COP30 Takes Place, Can Africa Draw Lessons from Brazil on How It Develops Its Livestock Sector?”, on globalissues.org →

Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest-growing health challenges – and its impact stretches across every life stage, from childhood to older age.

Read the full story, “Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know”, on globalissues.org →

Around 90 Indigenous people from the Munduruku Indigenous group staged a peaceful protest early Friday, blocking the main entrance to the Blue Zone – the restricted area set aside for negotiators – at COP30 in Belém. Access was halted for about an hour, and the army was called in to reinforce security.

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The UN Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate over how it operates – including the process to select the next Secretary-General in 2026.

Read the full story, “Security Council lays the ground in the race for the next Secretary-General”, on globalissues.org →