Uganda’s Malaba town borders Kenya to the east and is a major entry point for goods destined for landlocked Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan from Kenya’s Mombasa Port. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Aug 1 2025 – Landlocked developing countries face a unique set of challenges. Without coastal ports, they rely on transit nations, causing higher trade costs and delays. To...

Cyclone Pam (2015) flooding in Vanatu, Port Vila seafront on 14 March — Public domain/wikipedia By Kirsten StadeSAINT PAUL, Minnesota, USA, Aug 1 2025 – While recent heat waves were causing thousands of deaths, the Trump administration was busy dismantling policies that regulate greenhouse gases on the theory they don’t harm human health. Meanwhile, the international community appears...

By Nathalie MeynetGENEVA, Aug 1 2025 – The Coordinating Committee for International Staff Unions and Associations of the United Nations System (CCISUA)* staff federation has conducted a quick survey of staff in its member unions of their thoughts on the UN80 initiative. The respondents expressed a lack of confidence in the way UN80 is being led and implemented, their disappointment in the lack...