A child receiving his second dose of the polio vaccine at a health clinic in Gaza City. Credit: UNICEF/ Eyad El Baba By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 2024 (IPS) On November 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the second round of polio vaccinations in the Gaza Strip […]

A flood in Feni City, Bangladesh. Bangladesh, which is one of the most climate-sensitive regions in the world, is particularly vulnerable to climate shocks, such as rising sea levels. Credit: UNICEF/Alaa Seoudy By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Nov 7 2024 (IPS) Cities are in a unique position, simultaneously the biggest emitters […]

The national election produced a historic result in which Donald J. Trump was elected President a second time by winning key battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, and North Carolina.   The election will significantly change the power balance of Congress, as Republicans have regained control of the US Senate […]

Indigenous Education: Safeguarding Our Knowledge for Future Generations webinar image agnes Wed, 11/06/2024 – 13:42 Webinar Link https://www.youtube.com/live/LO6Vt2o20YA?si=AQCbUnqI3TOliJI1 webinar date Wed, 11/06/2024 – 13:42

By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov 6 2024 (IPS)   More durable than bronze, higher than Pharaoh’s pyramids is the monument I have made, a shape that angry wind or hungry rain cannot demolish, nor the innumerable ranks of the years that march in centuries. I shall not wholly die: some […]

This G20 ministerial meeting, held in Rio de Janeiro on February 28 this year, discussed the global energy transition, with biofuels as a central issue. Credit: Paulo Pinto / Agência Brasil By Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 5 2024 (IPS) Holding this year’s presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) […]