Category: Global

Peru’s Gridlock a Licence for Autocracy?

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 3 (IPS) – Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has won Peru’s presidential runoff, narrowly defeating leftist Roberto Sánchez…

Europe’s Heat Wave Shows Climate Change Is Not Just a Poor-Countries Issue

PARIS, July 3 (IPS) – If you pay close attention to the rhetoric regarding climate change (at least in those…

Discounting Demographic Realities

PORTLAND, USA, July 3 (IPS) – Demographic realities are well documented, and governments have long been aware of the profound…

Dry Monsoon in South Asia: Looming Fears of Agricultural Loss, Extreme Heat, and Disaster

KATHMANDU, July 3 (IPS) – Monsoon season in South Asia, including Nepal, is a period of frequent rainfall, extreme heat,…

UN Senior Members Urge Universal Abolition of Death Penalty

UNITED NATIONS, July 3 (IPS) – While the movement for the universal abolition of the death penalty advances, this progress…

Abu Dhabi’s Coral Promise to the Future

VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 3 (IPS) – In just the first half of this year, Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency has cultivated…

Beyond the United Nations — Reclaiming Integrity and Purpose in Global Governance

NEW YORK, July 3 (IPS) – At the Annual General Meeting of the United Nations Asia Network for Diversity and…

When an Ally Becomes a Liability

NEW YORK, July 3 (IPS) – For a generation, no foreign leader bet more heavily on a single American president…

Sudan’s people subject to ‘relentless’ drone strikes in El Obeid

The war in Sudan threatens to spiral further as the strategically-important town of El Obeid continues to face “relentless” drone…

El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather

More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked…