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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Over Two Decades of Impunity for Environmental and Health Disaster in Peruvian Village
LIMA, Jun 03 (IPS) – “We are not asking for money, but for our health, for a dignified life,” is the cry of the...
UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 03 (IPS) – Few deny the huge role the United Nation plays in global multilateral system especially in the area of...
Could your brain data be used against you? UN calls for limits on neurotechnology 
Ukraine: Critical health supplies destroyed in ongoing Russian attacks 
AI, green energy and economic transitions risk leaving vulnerable communities behind, UN warns 
Afghanistan faces record hunger levels amid rampant rights violations