Pacific Islands: Climate Finance Action a Priority at COP27
Sydney, Nov 05 (IPS) – Today, the window of opportunity for scaled-up global climate action to prevent disastrous global warming and build resilience in...
Donald Trump’s long-time ally found not guilty on foreign lobbying charges
Tom Barrack, a steadfast supporter of former president Donald Trump and a former chairman of his inauguration committee, was found not guilty on Friday...
Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows
The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts...
Warring factions in Yemen are being urged to extend a UN-mediated truce following reports of deaths and injuries of civilians from sniper attacks and...
People affected by leprosy should be fully recognized as persons with disabilities, both at the national and global levels, a UN independent human rights...
Sweden should step up efforts to fight systemic racism and focus on strategies to restore trust between police and minority groups, said a UN...
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched “an unprecedented number” of cruise and ballistic missiles over the course of just 48 hours this...
BRUSSELS, Nov 04 (IPS) – For 10 days in November, the world’s diplomatic attention will largely be focused on three major diplomatic meetings in...
COP 15: Its Time to Decide on a Future
MONTREAL, Canada, Nov 04 (IPS) – It is no secret that humankind’s past actions have accelerated the deterioration of ecosystems, negatively impacting our economies,...
Revealed: Rich Countries Miserably’ Fall Below Their Climate Promises, Further Indebt the Poor
MADRID, Nov 04 (IPS) – Just a few days ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt (6-18 November), new revelations show how...
Frankenstein in Charge: Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan 
Malawi Bets on Battery Storage to Climate-Proof Its Fragile Power Grid 
UN Special Rapporteur Urges the Protection of Children’s Rights Amid Deepening Conflict and Digital Threats 
Nicaragua: End of the Electoral Illusion