Over the past few years, new “tools of control” affecting the work of civil society organisations have multiplied, often ...

On 26 December 2004 a powerful Asian tsunami swept over many of Sri Lanka’s coastal provinces, killing thousands of people ...

While delegates at UNCCD COP16 hope that this could be the convention’s Paris moment, this hedges on the parties’ seriousness ...

Developing nations should not bear the brunt of the climate crisis caused by the industrialized world's historical emissions.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 2 2024 (IPS) - If and when the devastating military conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza come to an end, the ultimate winners will not be the Russians, the Americans or the Israelis but ...

Kenya agrees that the law of international responsibility should hold countries legally responsible for major damage to the ...

On the dusty plains of Shamva District in Zimbabwe, Wilfred Mudavanhu’s maize field defies drought.> With the El Niño-induced ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 5 2024 (IPS) - As the Sudanese Civil War continues to ravage the people of Sudan, conditions for ...

The conclusion of the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) brings with it a blend of urgency, frustration, and a glimmer of ...

The ICJ heard Fiji lay out its arguments on the threat posed by climate change and the legal obligations, especially those of ...

Israel, Lebanon, and a host of mediating states agreed upon a ceasefire agreement that would establish a permanent cessation ...