By CIVICUSJan 31 2025 (IPS)   CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder and coordinator of the young environmental volunteer movement Extinction Rebellion Rutshuru. François Kamate In October 2024, climate activists in the DRC won the suspension of a […]

A mother and her children are seen wading through a cloud of smoke at the Dandora dumpsite, Kenya’s largest open landfill. Credit: Jackson Okata/IPS By Felix Dodds and Chris SpenceSAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, North Carolina, Jan 30 2025 (IPS) When it comes to climate change, the awful news has […]

Credit: Picture Alliance / Zumapress.com | Loredana Sangiuliano   For two years now every single UK poll has shown a majority now want to return to the EU. Step by step, the British government is tiptoeing towards a ‘reset’ with the EU. But can it overcome its Brexit scars? By […]

Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, addresses the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony: Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights in observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 2025 (IPS) The United […]

While the memories of the past cannot be forgotten nor dismissed, the emphasis today needs to be placed firmly on achieving a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Credit: UNRWA By Joseph Chamie and Sergio DellaPergolaPORTLAND, USA / JERUSALEM, Jan 27 2025 (IPS) Following the long-sought cease-fire agreement between Israel […]