By United NationsJan 5 2024 (IPS-Partners)     UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq answers common questions about the UN’s budget, including how the UN gets its money, how it prevents fraud and waste, what is spent on humanitarian operations, and how the cost of peace compares to the price of war. […]

Photo: Rawpixel Coast redwoods – enormous, spectacular trees, some reaching nearly 400 feet, the tallest plants on the planet – thrive mostly in a narrow strip of land in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Most of them grow from southern Oregon down into northern California, snugged up against the […]

Gladys Mugabe (69) lives with her disabled son in Harare Gardens, a well-known recreational park in the Zimbabwean capital. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS By Jeffrey MoyoHARARE, Jan 4 2024 (IPS) It is do or die on the streets of Zimbabwe as homeless families battle for survival solely depending on begging. Such […]

Photo: Pexels/Markus Spiske Climate change is posing an existential threat to life as we know it on the planet and yet not only do many people lack a sense of urgency but governments seem reluctant to take decisive actions as well. Could it be because we are hard-wrired to do […]

Destruction in Gaza Strip. Credit: UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh By Connor EcholsWASHINGTON DC, Jan 3 2024 (IPS) In its military campaign in Gaza, Israel faces a seemingly endless list of alleged human rights violations. International monitors argue the Israel Defense Forces have starved Gazans, targeted journalists attempting to cover the carnage, tortured […]