global issues
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No parent should ever be in the position we find ourselves in, say LGBTQ+ mothers in Uganda
[ad_1] KAMPALA, Apr 21 (IPS) – Mothers of LGBTQ+ people in Uganda have spoken out against a bill passed by…
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Rising human, economic and environmental cost of climate change: WMO
[ad_1] The relentless advance of climate change brought more droughts, floods and heat waves to communities around the world last…
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Where do the new poor of Bangladesh fit?
[ad_1] DHAKA, Bangladesh, Apr 21 (IPS) – The world is becoming more and more coexistent with crises. A pandemic, the…
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What local food challenges and options across Vietnam reveal about a global push for food systems transformation
[ad_1] HANOI, Apr 20 (IPS) – This month Nature highlighted three insightful new studies that chronicle food-related challenges from a…
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Politics behind removal of Mughal history from textbooks, say academics
[ad_1] NEW DELHI, Apr 20 (IPS) – The removal from school textbooks of chapters spanning three centuries of the Mughal…
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Africa, now squeezed to the bone
[ad_1] MADRID, Apr 19 (IPS) – As many as 45 African countries – out of the 54 nations on the…
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‘Meaningful’ participation of young people in decision-making, essential for a sustainable future: Guterres
[ad_1] A just, equitable and sustainable future for all will simply not be possible without the participation of the world’s…
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INTERVIEW: Simplifying family planning options for 8 billion
[ad_1] Women’s bodies must not be held captive by choices made by governments or individuals, the United Nations Population Fund…
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Pacific Island countries to develop advanced warning system for tuna migration
[ad_1] SYDNEY, Apr 19 (IPS) – Climate change and warming ocean waters are causing tuna fisheries to migrate to international…
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Localizing the SDGs really means empowering citizens
[ad_1] KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 18 (IPS) – The Future We Want was the groundbreaking outcome of the Rio+20 Summit, the…
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