Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were shot and wounded on Monday. Read the full story, “10 blue helmets injured...
Water and climate action must be integrated to ensure sufficient water supply in the face of a rising global population and environmental degradation, a...
A deadly attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital, is a reminder that health facilities should never be a target, the UN’s...
Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations
With world leaders expressing hope that the goal of supplying $100 billion a year in climate finance support for developing countries is within reach, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday that the target would likely not be met until 2023...
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency. ...
FRANCE: Translating a Harlem Renaissance Writer
PARIS, Nov 02 (IPS) – Claude McKay is having something of a rebirth in France, thanks to independent publishers and to translators such as...
Obtaining Water, a Daily Battle in Argentina’s El Impenetrable Region
GENERAL GÃœEMES, Argentina, Nov 02 (IPS) – Next to the brick or adobe houses of El Impenetrable, a wild area of forest and grasslands...
Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on...
COP26: More than 100 countries commit to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030
A pivotal pledge to save and restore our planet’s forests was officially announced on the second day of the COP26 World Leaders Summit, and...
COP26: The Many Links Between Food Systems & Climate Change: Message to Glasgow
TORONTO, Canada, Nov 02 (IPS) – Unless food systems transformation is put at the center of climate action, commitments governments have already made, and...
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