A young Cambodian woman says it is her dream to help remove all land mines from the south of Lebanon and improve living conditions...
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Do more for environment or risk planet becoming ‘human sacrifice zone’: UN experts
It’s been five decades since Sweden hosted the world’s first conference to make the environment a major issue, in recognition of the “human sacrifice...
Rivers Have no Borders: The Motto of Their Defenders in Peru
LIMA, May 30 (IPS) – “Water is part of our culture, it is intrinsic to the Amazon,” said José Manuyama, a member of a...
Upset with the Opulence of the Rich? But the World’s Children Are Paying the Bill
MADRID, May 30 (IPS) – The excesses committed by rich people can be deadly–and in fact they are. Be it about food, energy or...
A Global Food Crisis: Shortage Amidst Plenty
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, May 30 (IPS) – The writer is Policy Director at The Oakland Institute, San FranciscoIndia is being asked by the US...
People for Peace: Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
There is an “urgent need” to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) according to...
UN Deeply Troubled by Impending Cuts on Development Aid by Rich Nations
UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (IPS) – The four-month-old Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western nations...
UN rights chief concludes China trip with promise of improved relations
At the end of her official visit to China, the first such trip in 17 years, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced new areas...
People for Peace: Breaking prison barriers in Central African Republic
Women are often “placed second or even ignored” when they are employed as corrections officers in prisons and other detention centres, according to Téné...
Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’
The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity. despite the “multiple crises” that people there are enduring; that’s according to...
Monkeys hunt small animals when fruit is scarce 
Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific 
Once upon a time, insects had 24 legs 
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole