By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Aug 12 2024 (IPS-Partners) We live in a divided world of the haves and the have nots. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. There is learning poverty, technology poverty, healthcare poverty, and food poverty. When you think about the dynamics of the world today, […]
Read MoreMeet Our 2024 Cohort of Indigenous Youth Fellows Country Global agnes Mon, 08/12/2024 – 10:03 Issues Human Rights Languages and Cultures Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image August 12 is International Youth Day, and Cultural Survival is pleased to announce our first cohort of 2024 Indigenous Youth Fellows […]
Read MoreShips await their turn to cross the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS By Emilio GodoyPANAMA, Aug 9 2024 (IPS) In 2021, the Panama Canal welcomed a French experimental ship on a world tour, the Energy Observer, the first electric vessel powered […]
Read MoreA Call to Action on Int’l Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Country Global agnes Fri, 08/09/2024 – 13:12 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Today, we celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Every day, we honor the sovereignty, richness, and beauty of Indigenous Peoples, languages, […]
Read MoreThe Impact of the EU and UK Russian Sanctions Regime on the Luxury Goods Sector As the EU and UK Russian sanctions regimes continue to evolve, export controls are now affecting industries previously not often subject to such restrictions, including the luxury goods sector. This briefing provides an overview of […]
Read MoreEducation Cannot Wait announces USD 2 million First Emergency Response Grant in Gaza. Credit: ECW By IPS CorrespondentJOHANNESBURG, Aug 8 2024 (IPS) Since October 2023, 625,000 children enrolled in schools across Gaza have had no access to education, and more than 370 schools have sustained damage from attacks, according to […]
Read MoreOn 2 August 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that it will convene a Commissioner-led technical conference in Docket No. AD24-11-000 to discuss emerging issues related to the co-location of large loads at generating facilities. This announcement follows a 16 July 2024 inquiry from House Energy and Commerce […]
Read MoreThe Road to Tahua: Journeying to Heart of the Lithium Triangle via Sacred Salt Flats Country Bolivia agnes Wed, 08/07/2024 – 15:10 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee Nation) Lebanese-American author and poet Khalil Gibran is noted for his words declaring that, […]
Read MoreDrought in Kenya’s Ewaso Ngiro river basin in 2017 when pastoralists had to dig for water because much of the river system in Isiolo county had dried up. Credit: Denis Onyodi/KRCS By Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Aug 7 2024 (IPS) Kenya contributes less than 0.1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions every […]
Read MoreGender bonds are increasingly recognized as an innovative instrument that can be used to tap into capital markets to finance gender equality. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Vanina Vincensini and Jemimah NjukiNEW YORK, Aug 6 2024 (IPS) Iceland’s gender bond last month caused great excitement in the capital markets community. While […]
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