Indigenous women in Cali hold a protest commodificationof their traditional natural products. Majority of the indigenous organizations participants in the COP have been vocal about their opposition to…
Read more At COP16, Biodiversity Credits Raising Hopes and ProtestsDeodat Maharaj, Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries Opinion by Deodat Maharaj (united nations) Friday, October 18, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS,…
Read more A Pact for the World’s PoorestJapanese organization Nihon Hidankyo waws today awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Credit: Niklas Elmehed/Nobel Prize by IPS Correspondent (united nations) Friday, October 11, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS,…
Read more Guterres Congratulates Nihon Hidankyo For Nobel Prize For Efforts To Rid Humanity of Nuclear WeaponsThe panel for the session on “Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Imagining a World without Nuclear Weapons.” Credit: AD McKenzie/IPS by AD McKenzie (paris) Friday, September 27, 2024 Inter Press…
Read more Activists Call on World to ‘Imagine’ Peace, End Nuclear ArmsDr. Tshilidzi Marwala, USG and Rector of the United Nations University, and Ms. Kaoru Nemeto, Director of the United Nations Information Centre during a discussion ‘Building the Future:…
Read more Summit of the Future: Youth Driven Action Needed to Tackle Nuclear and Climate CrisesStudents interact with ECW’s Executive Director, Yasmine Sherif, as they participate in an art therapy session at an ECW-supported school in Kyiv, Ukraine. In partnership with UNICEF Ukraine…
Read more ECW Delivers Holistic Education Against All Odds, But More Funding NeededA student participates in an art therapy session at an ECW-supported school in Kyiv, Ukraine. In partnership with UNICEF Ukraine and Caritas Ukraine, the school offers vital mental…
Read more Global Community Urged to Help Deliver Quality, Holistic Education for Ukrainian ChildrenWarm up at the Government Girls Degree College, Jacobabad. Most girls feel awkward and shy when they first wear track pants and T-shirt but do realize they cannot…
Read more Climate Change Poses Yet Another Stumbling Block for Pakistani SportswomenActivists protest during the 25th International AIDS Conference (AIDS2024) in Munich over a affordable pricing for a drug currently sold by pharmaceutical firm Gilead. Credit: Ed Holt/IPS by…
Read more Activists Challenge Pharma Company Gilead Over HIV MedicationGreen chillies, salt and ants on a stone mortar pestle depicts the process of how the chutney is prepared. Photo courtesy: Rajesh Padhial by Diwash Gahatraj (udula, india) Tuesday,…
Read more Mayurbhanj Kai Chutney: From Forests to Global Food TablesOrganizers decided to cancel physical Pride events this year for fear of a repeat of violence that marred the 2023 event when far-right groups attacked festival goers. The…
Read more Georgia’s LGBT+ Law Could Lead to Violent Repression, Rights Group WarnsBee-harvesting in an urban setting. Preparations are underway for the 16th Biodiversity Convention of the Parties (COP16) in Cali, Valle del Cauca. Credit: USDA by Stella Paul (hyderabad &…
Read more We Should Aim to be at Peace with Nature, Says David Cooper of UN Convention on Biological DiversityUN Live’s CEO Katja Iversen at the launch of ‘Sounds Right’. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (new york) Monday, April 22, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr…
Read more UN Lives CEO Katja Iversen Talks About the Power of Popular Culture and Sounds RightLeide Aparecida Souza, president of the Association of Residents of the Genipapo Settlement in the rural area of Acreúna, a municipality in central-western Brazil, stands next to breads…
Read more Solar Power and Biogas Empower Women Farmers in BrazilWomen’s demonstrations to demand respect for their rights are held in Latin American cities on Mar. 8, International Women’s Day, calling on governments in the region to invest…
Read more Stepping Up Investment in Latin American Women is ImperativePaleki Ayang, Gender Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, Equality Now Opinion by Paleki Ayang (juba) Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Inter Press Service JUBA, Feb 27 (IPS)…
Read more Female Genital Mutilation Continues Amid Sudans Conflict and Forced DisplacementManjula Dungdung, a member of the Kharia tribe in India, said providing land ownership for women is a way to achieve food justice, at the World Social Forum…
Read more Local Knowledge and Womens Leadership are Key to Food Justice: ActivistsYoung Rwandan citizen scientists record bird sounds in the forests in a project that plays a pivotal role in the country’s bird protection. Credit: Planet Birdsong Foundation by…
Read more Rwandas Biodiversity Conservation Gains Momentum With Bird Sounds Recordingby Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Tuesday, January 09, 2024 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Jan 09 (IPS) – As a child on the French-Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Yamide Dagnet…
Read more From Chemical Engineer to Climate Justice Avenger: A Journey with Yamide DagnetResearch associate, Tania Eulalia Martínez Cruz from Oaxaca, Mexico shows how intercropping assists communities remain self-sufficient. Credit: Conrado Perez/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, December 15, 2023 Inter Press…
Read more IFAD’s Record-Breaking Pledges: Lifeline for Rural Communities Cornered by Climate, Hunger
