Israel must halt plans to demolish a Bedouin village in the Naqab desert that will forcibly displace hundreds of residents in a bid to...
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Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new policy brief, launched...
Public Land Protection Cells in India: A New Hope for Our Commons
ANAND, India, Jun 03 (IPS) – Common lands are natural resources that are used collectively by a community, such as forests, pastures, ponds, and...
Animal Farm, Ukrainian Resistance and Russian Propaganda
STOCKHOLM, Jun 03 (IPS) – What I have most wanted to do… is to make political writing into an art. George OrwellWarfare and misinformation...
Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday – the second fatal attack this week on a...
Ukraine: After 100 days of war, UN works to free up vital food and fertilizer exports
One hundred days since the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday issued a fresh alert about the enormous needs there,...
Zero waste: The Portuguese business turning leftover fish into dog treats
There’s no doubt that food loss and waste, has been undermining the sustainability of our food systems. In an effort to counter this, some small...
Developing countries and the Perfect Storm <br> Part II: What Developing Countries Need to Do
ROME, Jun 03 (IPS) – Developing countries are facing a combination of crises that are unprecedented in recent times. Over the last three years...
World Environment Day (II): Five More Planets Earth Urgently Needed
MADRID, Jun 03 (IPS) – This article is part of a series to mark World Environment Day June 5In a previous article, IPS reported...
Elections: a Global Ranking Rates US Weakest Among Liberal Democracies
Jun 03 (IPS) – Defending democracy has suddenly become one of the central challenges of our age. The land war in Ukraine is widely...
The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level week 
African Farmers Demand Affordable Finance as Governments Fall Short on Funding 
These mice have human (nerve cells) on the brain 
The U.S. has weapons in space. Here’s what that could mean