Category: Global

Land models sprout as degradation threatens billions of livelihoods

Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the…

Red Sea nations step up maritime cooperation as regional threats grow

From piracy and migrant smuggling to disruptions affecting global shipping routes, countries bordering one of the world’s busiest waterways are…

Retired in Ukraine: One Cheese, Two Chickens and a Dozen Eggs

UZHGOROD, Ukraine, August 25 (IPS) – Marina says she does not particularly like her flowers, but that, “for some reason,”…

Colombia Declares State of Emergency Following Deadly Earthquake

UNITED NATIONS, August 25 (IPS) – Over the past week, the humanitarian crisis in Colombia has deteriorated significantly following the…

South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Violence Slows SDG Goals, Rips Apart Africans’ Free Movement Call

BLANTYRE, Malawi, August 25 (IPS) – When the Malawian government announced the conclusion of the repatriation of its citizens trapped…

Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future

As extreme heat becomes an increasingly visible reality across Japan, meteorologists, scientists, businesses and professional footballers are joining forces to…

UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons

Amid unconfirmed reports that fully autonomous and AI-guided drones are now being used on the battlefield, UN chief António Guterres…

The Plastics Treaty Process Needs Greatly Improved Observer Participation at this Critical Point in the Negotiations and Beyond

GENEVA, August 24 (IPS) – In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly mandated an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop…

GEF Proposes $140 Million Program to Strengthen Drought Resilience

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, August 24 (IPS) – For pastoralists in Arvaikheer — a village in Mongolia’s dry central plains…

Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children

For millions of children in Sudan, the classroom remains out of reach as the country’s civil war continues to disrupt…