The Iraqi capital of Baghdad covered in a layer of dust during the third dust storm in two months, 24th May 2022. Credit: Zaid Albayati/Oxfam 2022 By Sally Abi KhalilBEIRUT, Lebanon, Jun 1 2022 (IPS) We are in the midst of so many crises across the Middle East and North […]

Photo: Pixabay/Quangpraha Shared fish stocks of hundreds of marine species have been historically exploited by many countries across the world. As oceans get warmer and marine species move across international borders toward waters with more favourable environmental conditions, these fish stocks face additional pressures, further challenging the achievement of international sustainability goals. […]

Countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, Yemen Source: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack Researchers for Education under Attack 2022 found that the number of attacks on […]

Universities, governments, faith groups and others are changing their investment policies to better align with Paris Agreement climate goals, but they’re also doing so to limit the risk of financial exposure — and that’s been met with political pushback over stranded assets, particularly in Britain and the United States. The […]

By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 2022 (IPS) US and allied economic sanctions against Russia for its illegal invasion of Ukraine have not achieved their declared objectives. Instead, they are worsening economic stagnation and inflation worldwide. Worse, they are exacerbating hunger, especially in Africa. […]

Community organizing is a lynchpin in the lives of environmental defenders in Peru, as in the case of Mirtha Villanueva, pictured here with other activists from the Cajamarca region also involved in the defense of rivers and Mother Earth. CREDIT: Courtesy of Mirtha Villanueva By Mariela JaraLIMA, May 30 2022 […]

Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Sources: Columbia University, Famine Early Warning System Network, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Government of the United Kingdom, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Islamic Relief, Mercy Corps, UN Children’s Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World […]