The Dictators Daughter or the Farmers Son?
LIMA, Peru, Jun 21 (IPS) – The writer heads the office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in Lima, Peru.Peru’s first round of elections on 11...
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Kuciak Case Retrial An Opportunity to Break Global Cycle of Impunity in Journalist Killings
BRATISLAVA, Jun 21 (IPS) – A ruling last week ordering a retrial in the murders of a Slovak journalist and his fiancée has led...
The Western Peat Meadows of the Netherlands look like classic Dutch countryside (cows, windmills and green fields), but the views mask a significant loss...
Sustainability solution or climate calamity? The dangers and promise of cryptocurrency technology
The negative environmental impact of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has been widely covered in the press in recent weeks and months, and their volatility...
Everyone has a duty to help refugees rebuild their lives after a particularly difficult year for so many – that’s the message from UN...
Education Cannot Wait for Refugee Children in Crisis, says Yasmine Sherif
NEW YORK, Jun 19 (IPS) – With financing, the number of out-of-school refuges could be reduced to zero, Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot...
Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN health agency reach the key global target of...
The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar said on Friday she has called for timely action from the Security Council in response to the ongoing...
To Fund Grand Inga Using Green Hydrogen, Equity and Ethics Matter
PARIS, Jun 18 (IPS) – Visions of Grand Inga, a proposed massive hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) powering much of...
Africa Can Be Self-Sufficient in Rice Production
NAIROBI, Jun 18 (IPS) – Dr. Fadel Ndiame is AGRA’s Deputy PresidentEvery year, people in Sub-Saharan Africa consume 34 million tons of milled rice,...
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 
Lebanon: After 48 years patrolling the Blue Line, UN peacekeepers prepare exit 
Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious? 
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026