New Political Agreement Finally Tackles Venezuela’s Social Crisis — Global Issues

New Political Agreement Finally Tackles Venezuela’s Social Crisis — Global Issues

The World Food Program has been active in Venezuela since last year, delivering bags of food to families of schoolchildren in some poor areas, such as remote areas accessed by river in the Arismedi municipality, in the southwestern plains state of Barinas. CREDIT: Gabriel Gómez/WFP by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Thursday, December…

Unsustainable Infrastructure Threatens Biodiversity — Global Issues

Unsustainable Infrastructure Threatens Biodiversity — Global Issues

Francis Ogwal (L) of Uganda and Basile van Havre (C) of Canada, co-chairs of the group responsible for drafting the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, explain the status of negotiations at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal on Dec. 14, 2022. Discussions are entering the final stretch to approve the new…

Solar Energy Benefits Children and Indigenous People in Northern Brazil — Global Issues

Solar Energy Benefits Children and Indigenous People in Northern Brazil — Global Issues

Aerial view of the Municipal Theater of Boa Vista and its parking lot covered by solar panels, near the center of a city of wide avenues, empty spaces, abundant solar energy and high quality of life compared to other cities in Brazil’s Amazon region. In the background is seen the…

For this Caribbean Island, Ozone Protection is a Year-Round Mission — Global Issues

For this Caribbean Island, Ozone Protection is a Year-Round Mission — Global Issues

Discarded refrigerators. Scientists continue to stress the need for proper disposal of old fridges as some emit ozone-destroying chemicals. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (dominica) Thursday, November 24, 2022 Inter Press Service DOMINICA, Nov 24 (IPS) – The world celebrates the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer…

Arbitrary Arrests in El Salvador Hit the LGBTI Community — Global Issues

Arbitrary Arrests in El Salvador Hit the LGBTI Community — Global Issues

A couple participate in the gay pride parade in San Salvador, held before the state of emergency was declared on Mar. 27, under which the government is carrying out massive raids in search of suspected gang members. Members of the LGBTI community are among those arbitrarily detained, victims of police…

Loss and Damage Fund Saves COP27 from the Abyss — Global Issues

Loss and Damage Fund Saves COP27 from the Abyss — Global Issues

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, chair of COP27, reads the nine-page Sharm El Sheikh Implementation Plan, the document that concluded the climate summit on Sunday Nov. 20, to an exhausted audience after tough and lengthy negotiations that finally reached an agreement to create a fund for loss and damage, a…

Indigenous Peoples Have Their Own Agenda at COP27, Demanding Direct Financing — Global Issues

Indigenous Peoples Have Their Own Agenda at COP27, Demanding Direct Financing — Global Issues

Representatives of native women from Latin America and other continents pose for pictures at COP27, taking place in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Some 250 indigenous people from around the world are attending the 27th climate conference. CREDIT: Daniel Gutman/IPS by Daniel Gutman (sharm el-sheikh) Saturday, November 12, 2022 Inter…

Former War Zones in El Salvador Obtain Water with the Help of the Sun — Global Issues

Former War Zones in El Salvador Obtain Water with the Help of the Sun — Global Issues

A local resident of the Sitio el Zapotal community in El Zapote canton, El Salvador, turns on the tap to fill his sink to collect the water he will need for the day. A total of 10,000 people have benefited from the five solar-powered community water projects in El Salvador…

Solar Power Brings Water to Families in Former War Zones in El Salvador — Global Issues

Solar Power Brings Water to Families in Former War Zones in El Salvador — Global Issues

Aerial view of the community water system located in the canton of El Zapote, in the municipality of Suchitoto in central El Salvador. Mounted on the roof are the 96 solar panels that generate the electricity needed to power the entire electrical and hydraulic mechanism that brings water to more…

Mexican Environmental Prosecutor’s Office Dodges Charges against Mayan Train — Global Issues

Mexican Environmental Prosecutor’s Office Dodges Charges against Mayan Train — Global Issues

The laying of the Mayan Train along 1500 kilometers through five states in the south and southeast of Mexico, mostly through the Yucatan Peninsula, will damage the fragile jungle ecosystem, with the removal of vegetation and animal species. The photo shows an area cleared of vegetation near the municipality of…