Opacity Surrounds Fossil Fuels in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, May 09 (IPS) – In the northern Mexican state of Coahuila the current situation of coal, used mainly to generate electricity, is...
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Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers
URBANA, Illinois, USA, May 09 (IPS) – Around the world, commercial fertilizer prices are soaring, pushing farmers and countries into a frenzy. In addition,...
Food and People
PORTLAND, USA, May 09 (IPS) – People require food, with more people requiring more food and less people requiring less food. Despite that self-evident...
Today is the Time for Transformation
NEW YORK, May 09 (IPS) – “I first think about my children. They are why we were forced to leave – because our children...
NEW YORK, May 09 (IPS) – Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York...
Moldova: ‘A small country with a big heart’
Chisinau in spring – the chestnut trees are in bloom, music pours from sidewalk cafés, and young people are everywhere. Although it seems peaceful...
Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees to Mariupol
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that he was appalled by an attack on a school in Bilohorivka, eastern Ukraine, where many people were...
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday in response to an announcement made by the Taliban de...
Nearly 60 per cent of women and girls aged 15-49 in Papua New Guinea have experienced some form of physical sexual violence, almost twice...
After reaching an all-time high in March amid repercussions from the war in Ukraine, world food prices decreased last month, the UN Food and...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly