Endgame for Polio in Pakistan
KARACHI, Feb 02 (IPS) – “It was like a heavy burden had been lifted, and I could breathe easier,” said Irum Khan, a polio...
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The "Kidneys of the Earth" Are Disappearing
MADRID, Feb 02 (IPS) – This is about Wetlands, which are considered as a natural solution to the global threat of climate change. They...
Fighting Corruption Essential to Reducing Inequality in Pacific Islands
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 02 (IPS) – Corruption continues to have a crippling effect on the lives of many people in southwest Pacific Island countries,...
Wetlands: ‘Unsung heroes’ of the climate crisis
For the first time, the United Nations on Wednesday celebrates World Wetlands Day, recognizing that these fragile ecosystems make a crucial contribution to biodiversity, climate mitigation, freshwater availability, and economic...
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Feb 02 (IPS) – Hidden in plain sight, the extreme hypocrisy of the U.S. position on NATO and Ukraine cries out...
Damaged Natural Infrastructure Exacerbates Urban Flooding in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 02 (IPS) – People living in Jardim Pantanal, a low-income neighborhood on the east side of the Brazilian megalopolis of...
Downstream from Del Rio
SEATTLE, USA, Feb 01 (IPS) – The specters of slave patrols and Ku Klux Klan night riders haunted the viral videos. They showed cowboy-hatted...
The launch of a possible intermediate-range ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) drew condemnation from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on...
Following a verdict in the case of the brutal murder of two its experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) nearly five...
Guterres asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia
The United Nations’ Secretary-General on Tuesday made the “strongest possible appeal” for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end the fighting in Tigray and other areas, in the spirit of...
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