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HYDERABAD, India, May 28 (IPS) - Ahead of the Eighth Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly in Samarkand, governments and development institutions are grappling with a familiar challenge: How to finance environmental action at the scale required ...

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) - In this exclusive interview, Dr. Felipe Paullier, UN Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) and Head of the United Nations Youth Office shares his leadership approach, insights on youth engagement, and his vision for driving ...

NAIROBI, May 26 (IPS) - As 52-year-old Alice Onyango walks through her farm in Siaya county, Kenya, you can tell she is proud of her trees, as some tower over her, providing her with shade, while others seem ready to provide her with fruit for the .. ...

LISBON, May 26 (IPS) - It is often said that the quality of seed determines the quality of the produce and, consequently, the sustainability of the entire agricultural value chain, influencing everything from crop yields to nutritional value.

UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (IPS) - Since May 16, there has been a significant increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed and suspected Ebola cases reported across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), primarily in Ituri Province, with ...

WASHINGTON DC, May 26 (IPS) - Developing countries face major difficulties as income from natural resource extraction industries decreases and wealthier nations reduce their aid.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 26 (IPS) - The Federal Reserve Bank's turn to 'reserve management' exposes the limited policy options still available as the US seeks to protect itself against international stagflation stemming from President Trump's ...

TOKYO, Japan, May 25 (IPS) - The relationship between Japan and Kazakhstan is often described in terms of diplomacy, investment and regional cooperation. But at a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty, it deserves to be understood in broader terms ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25 (IPS) - The theme of Africa Day 2026, "63 years of unity, integration and development," offers a stark reminder of the gap that often exists between rhetoric and reality. While commendable regional legal frameworks have ...

NEW YORK, May 25 (IPS) - AS THE WORLD HURTLES TOHELL (albeit in a SpaceX rather than a hand basket), it might seem of only academic interest which cipher vegetates on the 38th floor of the U.N. Headquarters. However, the choice is due by the end of . ...