Climate Action Plans Could Help Address Injustice, Inequity in African Cities
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sep 29 (IPS) – Equity and justice feature prominently in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th (IPCC) Assessment Report...
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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief
As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access the food their populations want and need, the...
Climate Change: Hurricanes and cyclones bring misery to millions, as Ian makes landfall in the US
Hurricane Ian caused devastation across western Cuba and increased its strength and size as it made landfall mid-afternoon local time on Wednesday, in the...
Israel-Palestine: ‘Meaningful initiatives’ needed soon, to reverse current course
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday, that since the adoption in December 2016 of...
A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in...
The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a 2009 stadium massacre in the capital of Guinea, as...
Iran must immediately stay the executions of two women sentenced to death for supporting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender-diverse...
With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion, more action is needed...
Hard Hit By Climate Change, Villagers Raise a Forest on Their Own
Sep 28 (IPS) – Some ten years ago, Sheemanto Chatri, a 39-year-old farmer hailing from India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, was reeling with distress....
MADRID, Sep 28 (IPS) – These are facts, not guesses: about 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted and lost… every single year, the...
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify 
As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust 
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement – UNICEF