ELANKATA ENTERIT, Kenya, Nov 13 2024 (IPS) - Draped in the vibrant red of his Maasai shuka, 52-year-old Rumosiroi Ole Mpoke ...

Gang violence has ravaged Haiti, causing thousands of civilian deaths, displacements, and violations of international ...

BAKU, Nov 12 2024 (IPS) - Scientists warn of vastly higher impacts on billions of people’s livelihood and cost to the global ...

UNEP's Head of Impact Assessment and Adaptation, Henry Neufeldt, has called for increased climate adaptation funding, ...

Climate change continues to pose an existential threat to humanity. Recent science estimates that we may have less than six ...

DELHI, Nov 11 2024 (IPS) - “Farming is in my blood, and I can’t imagine doing anything else,” said Mahim Mazumder, a farmer from Assam. “Even though the past three to five years have seen drastic ...

On the day following the US election, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres issued a brief statement commending the people ...

The Arab region is among the most water-scarce regions, as nearly 392 million people live in countries facing water scarcity ...

The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or form. It is a ...

One week has passed since the beginning of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Over the past three weeks, Lebanon has seen a considerable uptick in hostilities from the Israeli armed forces. Routine ...

As a result of over two weeks of Israeli bombardment, thousands of Palestinian civilians have fled their homes in the north of Gaza and sought refuge in schools run by the UNRWA, the U.N. agency for ...