Calisti Wanzama, a farmer, lost most of his relatives to the 2011 landslide in the Bududa district. He fenced off the area where he believes his house once stood. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS by Wambi Michael Thursday, October 26, 2023 Inter Press Service Oct 26 (IPS) – In 2012 four minors…
Opinion by Kevin P. Clements (tokyo, japan) Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Japan, Oct 25 (IPS) – The world and the Middle East do not need another violent conflict. This is a region that has experienced far too much violence over the years. Hamas’ desperate attacks on innocent…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Siti Sarah Abdul Razak (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 25 (IPS) – Policy approaches relying solely on voluntary actions to address urgent needs are unlikely to succeed. Depending on optional compliance to address global warming will not…
UN Secretary-General addresses the Security Council 24 October 2023. Credit: UN Photo by Guterres (united nations) Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 25 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General, in an address to the Security CouncilThe situation in the Middle East is growing more dire by the hour. The…
Cattle carcass in Kenya’s Kitengela Maasai rangelands in the great drought of 2009. A new report shows that major river basis in Africa have become sources of conflict due to drying up thanks to climate change and environmental degradation. Credit: ILRI by Maina Waruru (nairobi) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Inter Press…
Dozens of women environmentalists participated in Mexico City in the launch of the Voices of Life campaign by eight non-governmental organizations on Oct. 12, 2023, which brings together hundreds of activists in five of the country’s 32 states. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Tuesday, October 24,…
Missile attacks on Gaza. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Opinion by Purnaka de Silva (new york) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 24 (IPS) – The bloodletting in Israel-Palestine is nothing new, perhaps the ferocity and intensity has become much worse and more frenetic. Ever since the Zionist…
Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 24 (IPS) – Brazil’s Supreme Court has delivered a long-awaited ruling upholding Brazilian Indigenous peoples’ claims to their traditional land. It did so by rejecting the ‘Temporal Framework’ principle, which only allowed for the…
On residential streets of Caracas with little traffic it is possible to see cars that have been abandoned by their owners for years. They probably migrated from Venezuela or cannot afford to repair and sell their vehicles. CREDIT: Humberto Márquez / IPS by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Monday, October 23, 2023 Inter…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, October 23, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (IPS) – The widespread use of American weapons by Israel, which has killed thousands of civilians in Gaza, has triggered accusations of war crimes against the United States. But US has always escaped these charges…
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