Category: Global

Global energy and trade disruption pushing millions towards poverty

Disruptions to global energy supplies and trade corridors are driving up the cost of food, transport and essential goods worldwide,…

World News in Brief: UN relief vehicle struck in Ukraine, emergency airdrops in South Sudan, backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights

The Secretary-General is alarmed that a clearly marked United Nations vehicle was struck twice in Kherson city in Ukraine on…

Blackouts and shortages disrupt healthcare across Cuba

Hospitals across Cuba are suspending surgeries, struggling to keep lifesaving equipment running and facing severe medicine shortages as blackouts and…

Field-Based Research Is a Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Food Security

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 15 (IPS) – Agriculture sustains millions of people in Zimbabwe, serving as a vital source of both…

The GEF, Leads Global Drive to Tackle Shipping Threat to Oceans

MAFIA ISLAND, Tanzania , May 14 (IPS) – Under the warm waters off Tanzania’s Mafia Island, marine scientist Asha Mgeni…

Norway’s Funding Cutoff Is a Wake-Up Call for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations

GENEVA, May 14 (IPS) – Norway’s reported decision to review and place on hold aspects of its funding to the…

HIV prevention and treatment services faltering, warns UNAIDS

Decades of gains in the fight against AIDS are under growing threat as donor funding declines and community-based health services…

World News in Brief: Malnutrition in Somalia, hunger crisis in DR Congo, energy shortages in Cuba

Nearly six million people in Somalia – almost a third of the population analysed – are projected to face acute…

‘Stop’: Sandy Walker uses art to confront the legacy of Hiroshima

Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, artist Sandy Walker believes art still has the power to cut through…

Gaza reconstruction envisages building ‘islands’ out of rubble

A feasibility study is underway to examine whether Gaza’s war debris could be recycled to reclaim coastal land and build…