Photo: Pixabay/stuarthampton It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that climate change has advanced so far, it’s now inevitable that societies will either transform themselves or be transformed. But as two of the authors of a recent international climate report, we also see reason for optimism. The latest reports from […]
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Read MoreBy External SourceMay 1 2022 (IPS-Partners) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issues an annual report evaluating press freedom globally. This year’s index focused on 180 countries across the world. It found that journalism is totally blocked or seriously impeded in 73 countries. Press freedom is constrained in 59 others. This represents […]
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Read MoreCountry: Yemen Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The numbers this year are staggering. Almost three-quarters of Yemen’s population – now need assistance. Nearly 13 million people are already facing acute levels of need.
Read MoreRussia has warned Japan of “retaliatory measures” if it expands joint naval exercises with the United States near Russia’s eastern borders.
Read MoreMaking sure forests play a crucial role in combating climate change and achieving sustainable development goals will be the focus of the XV World Forestry Congress next week in Seoul, Republic of Korea. More than 12 000 forest experts have registered to attend the world’s largest […]
Read MoreOn Wednesday, 20 April, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) finalized its first of two phases of rulemaking updates to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations (the 2022 Rule). The 2022 Rule unwinds a number of changes in the NEPA overhaul regulations finalized by the Trump Administration in 2020 […]
Read MoreCountry: Haiti Source: Médecins Sans Frontières MSF’s 70-bed hospital in Tabarre, which specializes in trauma and burn care, is almost full and insecurity is once again becoming a serious obstacle to access to care.
Read MoreTo date, 19 countries have already ratified the treaty. However, this number remains far short of the 55 AU member states and excludes some of the region’s power houses such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS By Johnpaul Omollo and Taonga ChilalikaNAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, Apr 29 2022 […]
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