Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes
As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new...
Experts call for Improved Protection of African Fisheries
Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE, Nov 11 (IPS) – With subsidies of global fisheries back on the World Trade Organisation’s agenda, experts are calling for African governments...
A mineral found in a diamond’s flaws contains the source of some of Earth’s heat
When it comes to knowing what actually lies deep inside the Earth, diamonds are a geologist’s best friend. A tiny bit of rock trapped...
The global food trade should hit an all-time record high in both volume and value terms, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Read the full story,...
COP26: Promises ‘ring hollow’ when fossil fuels still receive trillions in subsidies; UN chief calls on negotiators to pick up the pace
Governments need to show the necessary ambition on mitigation, adaptation, and finance in a balanced way, and they can’t settle for the “lowest common...
Antibiotics? Handle with Care
MADRID, Nov 11 (IPS) – The following information is based on investigations and studies carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the...
Biofuels, the World’s Energy Past and Future
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 11 (IPS) – The number of victims of serious burns, some fatal, has increased in Brazil. Without money to buy...
No, COVID-19 vaccines won’t make you infertile
The World Health Organization has warned that the globe is dealing with two pandemics. One is the spread of the coronavirus, but the other,...
Social Movement Voices Fall on Deaf Ears of Governments at COP26
GLASGOW, Nov 11 (IPS) – One element that runs through all social movement climate summits is their rejection of the official meeting of the...
LONDON, Nov 11 (IPS) – Targeted action in agriculture could have a massive impact on climate change, according to a joint brief by the...
Hunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty: Türk 
UN condemns deadly wave of drone strikes in war-torn Sudan 
Guterres honours Indonesian troops who paid ‘ultimate sacrifice’ 
‘Season of fear’: Escalating Israeli attacks on West Bank olive farmers, deadly strikes on Gaza