IPS looks at GLOFs and the danger they pose to communities when many of the 54,000 glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) ...

On a clear, chilly evening, the words of African American poet Maya Angelou filled the air in the centre of Rouen, as a vivid ...

The once-in-a-decade SIDS Conference opened in Antigua and Barbuda, with a message: the world knows the challenges that SIDS face—now it’s time for action.

Carbon trading has gained growing popularity on the African continent and is considered a viable way to build communities.

BLANTYRE, Malawi, May 27 2024 (IPS) - Malawi is increasingly pitching carbon trading as a source of revenue it needs to bolster the economy, which is suffering from foreign exchange shortages caused ...

Bruno Maes is the UNICEF Representative in Haiti. He officially took office in August 2020. A Belgian national, Mr. Maes ...

The old guard is back in North Macedonia, as the former ruling party – the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – ...

Delegates from small island developing states (SIDS) worldwide are meeting in Antigua and Barbuda to strategize for the next decade.

It is ironic how Prime Minister Netanyahu, who vehemently opposed the establishment of a Palestinian state, made it all but ...

Sonia Ferreira watched as the sea toppled buildings all around her for years. Residents of Atafona, Brazil, count their ...

Erik Solheim, a politician and diplomat, has long been an advocate for combining development assistance with private ...

Rising under Taliban rule, Afghan women face mental health crises, while healthcare strains fail those enduring domestic ...