If We Can Start an Epoch, We Can Start a Farming Revolution
NEW YORK, October 2 (IPS) – In November 1952, the United States detonated the world’s first thermonuclear device at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall...
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The Ingenuity Trap
DOHA, Qatar, October 2 (IPS) – In the 21st century, getting a pencil into Gaza became international news. In January, after more than two...
SUDAN: ‘It’s Shocking to Be Forced into Silence Simply Because You Are a Refugee’
CIVICUS discusses life as a refugee with an exiled Sudanese civil society activist who has asked to remain anonymous for security reasons. Read the...
‘Women are not victims’: Türk calls for women to be at the heart of peace and security
Women must be at the centre of efforts to prevent conflict and build lasting peace, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said...
World News in Brief: Marshall Islands nuclear legacy, FlyDubai attack condemned, Ukraine update, breast cancer treatment expanded in West Bank
The enduring radioactive legacy of US nuclear bomb testing in the Marshall Islands took centre stage at the Human Rights Council on Thursday. Read...
No more execution attempts on Christa Pike: UN rights chief
The UN human rights chief and nine independent rights experts on Thursday called on authorities in Tennessee not to pursue any further attempts to...
UN Member States weigh latest Security Council veto, this time on Iran
The General Assembly met on Thursday to examine the Security Council’s latest veto, cast by China and Russia over a United States-backed sanctions panel...
Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp
The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key...
Caring for Carers: Addressing Workplace Violence Against Nurses in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, October 1 (IPS) – Nurses are often called the backbone of the health system. We praise their compassion, commitment and resilience. On...
Nepal floods threaten jobs and livelihoods beyond disaster zone: ILO
The deadly flash floods in northern Nepal have severely disrupted employment and livelihoods, with wider impacts beyond communities that were directly affected, the International...
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? 
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter 
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify