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China calls for promoting peace through common development

China’s ambassador to the UN has called for promoting sustainable peace through common development at an open debate at the UN Security Council on Monday. To achieve basic, inclusive and sustainable development is the foundation for ensuring long-term peace and…

Voices from Gaza: narratives on the genocide of the Palestinian people

A meeting with the CISS (Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud – South South International Cooperation) took place in Palermo on 14 November at the Casa della Cooperazione; present, fortunately returning from Gaza, were Jacopo Intini and Amal Khayal, head of the…

Genocide: There’s a Law to Stop It

Several countries’ governments have accused the Israeli government of genocide and asked the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials, but that court answers to the U.S. government and has refused for years to prosecute crimes by Israel or anyone…

EcoWaste Coalition Warns against Leaded Paints with “No Pb” Symbol

21 November 2023, Quezon City.  Paints containing lead, a chemical element with the symbol Pb, must not carry the “No Pb” symbol as this will constitute a violation of the right of consumers to be given accurate and truthful product…

International hybrid meeting of Pressenza editorial offices in Athens

On November 18 and 19, [2023], an international meeting of Pressenza news agency editorial representatives from the different regions of our planet took place in Athens. It was a mixed meeting, attended by many representatives from Asia, Europe, North and…

Former NATO’s Supreme Commander sees no future for Ukraine but land-for-peace deal

James Stavridis, former  NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, writing for Bloomberg, argues that Washington should learn from “the lessons of South Korea” and negotiate a “land for peace conclusion to combat” in Ukraine. Commenting on his recent visit to Seoul in…

‘Climate Change Is Here’: Every Part of the U.S. Will Suffer Climate-Related Disasters, Report Finds

Earlier this week, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released the United States’ Fifth National Climate Assessment, an overview of the effects climate change is having on the country. By: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The main message of the assessment is clear: Every part…

The “libertarian” Javier Milei will be Argentina’s next President

Argentina embraced the far right. Javier Milei, 53, won the second round of Argentina’s elections with 56% of the vote against the current economy minister Sergio Massa, who won 44% of the vote. Massa, the economy minister in a country…

Plastics Treaty Negotiations Held Hostage by Small Handful of Oil-Producing Countries

Civil Society Raises Alarm about Dysfunction in the Treaty Process   Nairobi, Kenya– In the final hours closing a week of negotiations (INC-3- Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ) for a global plastics treaty, a small group of mostly oil and plastic-producing…

Showdown at COP28

“$200 trillion is needed to stop global warming” (Bloomberg New Energy Finance) Buckle up, fireworks will be going off in a couple of weeks in the pristine complex known as Dubai. World leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, and fossil fuel producers…

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