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UN’s Cash Crisis May Force Hiring Freeze, Limit Official Travel and Curtail Expenses System-Wide

Restrictions in non-post spending will also be critical to bridge the liquidity gap. As a result, until the situation improves, official travel will need...

Inter Press Service - 17 February 2024

Animals and wildlife

State of the World’s Migratory Species Report ‘Alarming’ Threats, Global Action Urged

Some of the troubling findings include population declines for almost half of CMS migratory species, extinction threats for almost all (97 per cent) of...

Inter Press Service - 15 February 2024

Agri-business

Global Environment Facility Approves New FAO-led Initiatives Worth $2.9 Billion. 46 Countries, Including India, Targeted

The Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP), co-led with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will direct $252 million in project financing and $2.2 billion...

OWSA Staff - 14 February 2024

Animals and wildlife

Landmark UN Report Reveals Shocking State of Wildlife: The World’s Migratory Species of Animals Are in Decline

The main focus of the report is the 1,189 animal species that have been recognized by Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of...

OWSA Contributor - 13 February 2024

Finance and Economy

Rethinking Public Debt as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development

It is time for creditors, international financial institutions and credit rating agencies to consider the positive long-term economic, social and environmental outcomes of investing...

Inter Press Service - 9 February 2024

Child Rights

Guterres: End ‘Abhorrent Practice’ of Female Genital Mutilation

Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday, appealing for action to stamp out...

OWSA Contributor - 7 February 2024

Clean tech

Road to COP29: Highest Climate Ambitions Needed to Decarbonize World

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require a 43 percent decline in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, per estimates by the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Inter Press Service - 6 February 2024

Food Security

Gaza: ‘Simply Not Enough Food’ to go Around, Warn UN Humanitarians

Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip have been “particularly intense” in the southern city of Khan Younis, UN humanitarians warned on Monday, as the...

OWSA Contributor - 30 January 2024

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