MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jul 24 (IPS) - At a meeting with European and Latin American leaders in Brussels this July, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva reiterated the bold commitment he had made in his first international speech as president-elect, when he attended the COP27 climate summit in November 2022: bringing Amazon deforestation down to zero by 2030.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jul 24 (IPS) - Blue tourism, widely referred to as Coastal or Maritime tourism, is a distinct idea from traditional tourism, which capitalizes on a country's ocean, sea, or coastal region.
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After 100 days of fighting in Sudan, the UN Children ’ s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday that at least 435 children have been killed and more than 2,000 injured.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and governments, and mitigate the damaging impact of continuing climate change on food production.