Indigenous Education: Safeguarding Our Knowledge for Future Generations webinar image agnes Wed, 11/06/2024 – 13:42 Webinar Link https://www.youtube.com/live/LO6Vt2o20YA?si=AQCbUnqI3TOliJI1 webinar date Wed, 11/06/2024 – 13:42

By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov 6 2024 (IPS)   More durable than bronze, higher than Pharaoh’s pyramids is the monument I have made, a shape that angry wind or hungry rain cannot demolish, nor the innumerable ranks of the years that march in centuries. I shall not wholly die: some […]

This G20 ministerial meeting, held in Rio de Janeiro on February 28 this year, discussed the global energy transition, with biofuels as a central issue. Credit: Paulo Pinto / Agência Brasil By Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 5 2024 (IPS) Holding this year’s presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) […]

By External SourceNov 4 2024 (IPS-Partners)   Matthias Schmale is the Assistant Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine. Schmale brings more than 30 years of experience in humanitarian and development work. He previously served as Senior Adviser to the UN Development Coordination Office’s regional team for Africa, as […]

An image of an indigenous woman at the Plenary in session at COP16 which took a historic decision on the indigenous peoples and local communities. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella PaulCALI, Columbia, Nov 3 2024 (IPS) The curtains fell on the 16th Conference of the Parties of UN Biodiversity (COP16) […]

Frequent gang attacks in Haiti’s capital city, Port-Au-Prince have forced this family to flee its home. Credit: UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Nov 2 2024 (IPS) Due to worsening political instability, escalating gang violence, and a lack of basic services, Haiti is in the midst of one of […]