BAKU, Nov 14 2024 (IPS) - Climate change and its impact on public health hasn’t made the top of the agenda even at a forum ...

The Asia-Pacific region prospered by becoming the source of more than half of global factory output, but another ...

Three days into the landmark COP29 conference, the co-chairs of the NCQG have arrived at a workable basis for discussion on a new climate finance goal.

After 19 months of conflict, the ongoing Sudanese Civil War continues to deteriorate living conditions for millions of ...

The Maasa are among Kenya’s pastoralist communities, particularly vulnerable to trachoma. The dusty environment they inhabit ...

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

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

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

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

CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Nov 6 2024 (IPS) - Linet Makwera (28) has a baby strapped on her back as she totters barefoot, picking tiny pieces of wood on both sides of a dusty and narrow road, peering ...

MANAMA & NAIROBI, Nov 7 2024 (IPS) - The Arab region is among the most water-scarce areas globally, as nearly 392 million people live in countries facing water scarcity or absolute water scarcity. So ...

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted in 1995 during the Fourth World Conference on Women, remains a cornerstone in the global pursuit of gender equality and women's empowerment.