Category: Global

Tea’s Future Depends on Its Farmers

ROME, May 20 (IPS) – The tea in your cup this morning began its journey in someone else’s hands. Hands…

Countries Unevenly Impacted by Global Economic Shocks from Mideast Conflict

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (IPS) – The ongoing crisis in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of…

The Iran War Exposes the Fragility of Our Fuel-Dependent Food System

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 20 (IPS) – Sharp surges in energy, fertilizer, and food prices triggered by the ongoing conflict…

The 3Ds for a Credible Post-2030 Development Agenda

HELSINKI, Finland / SANTIAGO, Chile / SUVA, Fiji / TOKYO, Japan, May 20 (IPS) – Just four years of the…

The UN Vote that Could Reshape Climate Justice

KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 20 (IPS) – Normally, resolutions voted at the United Nations General Assembly do not make the headlines.As…

India: Climate Diplomacy Questioned After COP33 Hosting Withdrawal

India has withdrawn its bid to host the 2028 United Nations climate summit, a move that indicates a recalibration of…

World News in Brief: Lives lost and aid destroyed in Ukraine, rainfall alert for Horn of Africa, $710 million appeal for Rohingya refugees

The Representative of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in Ukraine has strongly condemned the deadly and destructive Russian missile and…

General Assembly backs historic World Court climate crisis ruling

A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according…

Guterres condemns Israeli move to militarise seized compound in occupied East Jerusalem

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned Israel’s decision to establish military facilities at a seized UNRWA compound in…

30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens

Around 30,000 people have had to flee their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas following a new…