Resurgence of ethnic clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile region triggers death and destruction
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide expressed grave concern on Thursday over a reported resurgence of ethnic clashes in the Blue...
Solar Power Brings Water to Families in Former War Zones in El Salvador
SUCHITOTO, El Salvador, Nov 03 (IPS) – The need for potable water led several rural settlements in El Salvador, at the end of the...
Why Greta Thunberg Is Wrong to Boycott COP27
NEW YORK, Nov 03 (IPS) – Her recent announcement that she will not attend COP27 is understandable, but we still hope she’ll reconsider. By...
Crowdsourced cell phone data could keep bridges safe and strong
Your cell phone could reveal the health status of bridges just by being in your pocket as you go about your daily travels. Accelerometers...
Counting the Massive Financial Costs of Illegal Fishing
Nov 02 (IPS) – As a new report lays bare the massive financial costs to developing states of illegal fishing, campaigners are hoping that...
Anti-Microbial Resistance Strategies Need Urgent Attention to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths in Africa
ACCRA, Nov 03 (IPS) – African countries must find a way of fighting Anti-Microbial Resistance in the healthcare system to avoid unnecessary deaths. Read...
Campaign for a Fossil Fuels Non-proliferation Treaty Gathers Steam
ROME, Nov 03 (IPS) – When it comes to moral endorsements, having the Vatican’s backing takes some beating. So the international campaign for a legally...
More funding needed for climate adaptation, as risks mount
Countries must urgently ramp up action to adapt to the current and future impacts of climate change, as efforts now are too little and...
NEW YORK, Nov 03 (IPS) – On November 1, a statement of solidarity with Russians opposed to the Ukraine War was published. It was...
Marsquakes hint that the planet might be volcanically active after all
Mars might be, geologically speaking, not quite dead. Researchers have analyzed a slew of recent temblors on the Red Planet and shown that these...
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