The expansion of the port of Manzanillo, Mexico’s most important port in terms of cargo movement and located on the central ...

A new report by IPBES clarifies that only transformative change can reverse the biodiversity crisis and reset humanity’s ...

As the global community races to close the staggering $4.2 trillion financing gap needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Fourth International Conference on Financing for ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 2024 (IPS) - The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came about following a series of coordinated offensive missions spearheaded by the Syrian opposition which resulted in ...

DUISBURG, Germany, Dec 19 2024 (IPS) - Donald Trump, president-elect of the USA, wants to end the Ukraine war within a day, as he has emphasized several times, but without saying how. Despite the ...

In Venezuela you can no longer say in public that the economic sanctions applied by the United States and other countries are ...

After 14 months of conflict between Israel and Palestine, talks of a ceasefire agreement have headed in a promising direction. The proposed agreement entails the release of hostages in Gaza, the ...

ACCRA, Ghana , Dec 18 2024 (IPS) - The climate crisis, a defining challenge of the 21st century, is not just an environmental issue; it is increasingly a critical arena for international diplomacy.

How can we provide healthy food for everyone, without threatening the survival of our planet? This is the fundamental issue at the centre of Expo 2015 – which has ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’ ...

CIVICUS speaks with Ramón Zamora, son of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, about restrictions on press freedom and the challenges of defending human rights in Guatemala. Rubén Zamora is part of ...

Detained without trial by the Asad regime for over three years for treating "terrorists," Alaa al-Khalil, a nurse, recounts ...

The UNCCD COP16 concluded with a renewed focus on building drought resilience globally, but failed to agree on bringing a legally binding drought protocol.