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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 18 (IPS) - Juan López was gunned down on 14 September. An environmental activist, community leader and member of the Municipal Committee in Defence of the Commons and Public Goods of Tocoa, he was the latest victim of ...

SANTA FE, New Mexico USA, Oct 18 (IPS) - Two years ago world leaders from nearly 200 countries made a landmark commitment to protect and conserve at least 30% of the planet's land, ocean, and freshwater by 2030 - an initiative known as "30x30".

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (IPS) - In the midst of Israel's ground incursion of southern Lebanon, frequent airstrikes have demolished civilian infrastructure, which is only contributing to the increasing rates of civilian casualties and displacement. ...

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (IPS) - When Dr Gamani Corea, a former Secretary-General of the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was holding court in the delegate's lounge, I asked him what he thought of the bitter dispute between ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA, Oct 17 (IPS) - In a world where the fight for land rights often pits the powerful against the marginalized, Indigenous communities stand as resilient defenders of their ancestral lands.

PORTLAND, USA, Oct 17 (IPS) - Following the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas-led militants, Israel's response has led to unprecedented high mortality levels in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian death toll over the twelve month period is ...

A staggering 97 percent of Sudan's internally displaced along with civilians who've remained, are facing severe levels of hunger UN independent experts warned on Thursday, accusing Government troops and their rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of using ...

Oct 16 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses a recently passed law regulating civil society organisations (CSOs) in Paraguay with Marta Ferrara and Olga Caballero, executive directors of Semillas para la Democracia (Seeds for Democracy) and Alma Cívica (Civic . ...

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty The growing gender gap between men and women is reflected not only in the world's highest political hierarchies but also in the daily social and economic lives--with most ...

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) - The next round of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, a major undertaking for health partners, began on October 14, as continuous attacks and strains whittle down the healthcare and humanitarian systems.