Africa, The Looted Continent
MADRID, Oct 10 (IPS) – Africa. The birthplace of “Homo Sapiens.” The land of plenty. The origin of farming. The richest region in terms...
Climate crisis intensifying heatwaves, UN-backed report warns ahead of COP27
Greater action is needed now to avert the recurrence of disastrous heatwaves, which are being intensified by the climate crisis, the UN humanitarian affairs...
Central Bank Myths Drag down World Economy
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (IPS) – The dogmatic obsession with and focus on fighting inflation in rich countries are pushing the world...
How to Get on Track to Eradicate Extreme Poverty
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 10 (IPS) – As we approach 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals look harder than ever to achieve. Shocks to the global...
Delivering Quality Education in Small Island Developing States
APIA, Samoa, Oct 10 (IPS) – With 147 million children around the world missing half of their in-person instruction over the last two years...
Amid a deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Security-General António Guterres called on Sunday for the Security Council to consider deploying armed forces to...
UN Censures 42 Nations for Retaliating Against Human Rights Activists & Journalists
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (IPS) – The United Nations has singled out 42 countries (out of 193 member states) for condemnation– virtually blacklisting them–...
State members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a long-term goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, following two weeks of intensive...
Australian surfers ride climate action wave
Surfers have an intimate knowledge of the ocean, but have not been seen as leading figures amongst groups leading on climate change solutions. Thanks...
After a period of plummeting tourism numbers during the pandemic, tourism is having a resurgence. This is good news for many workers and businesses,...
Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss 
Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces of combat 
Artemis II results show how much science people can do at the moon 
Ebola Spread Raises Fresh Urgency for Africa’s Domestic Health Funding