Eulàlia Iglesias UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 2005 (IPS) – Jean Ziegler, the U.N. s Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, made waves last month when he accused U.S. and British forces of using food and water as weapons of…
Stefania Bianchi BRUSSELS, Jan 25 2006 (IPS) – A European Union meeting called this week to discuss how civil society can contribute to combating drugs is like trying to build Rome in two days, campaigners say. The European Commission, the…
Stephen Leahy BROOKLIN, Canada, Jun 2 2006 (IPS) – U.S.-based coal-burning power companies have become the target of international lawsuits so Canadians can one day hope to breathe cleaner air. Last month, the province of Ontario joined the states of…
Moyiga Nduru JOHANNESBURG, May 23 2007 (IPS) – Eviction is like removing grass from its roots. We will die like the grass, said Jumanda Gakelebone, spokesperson of the First People of the Kalahari, the group that represents the rights of…
Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Oct 23 2008 (IPS) – Gold mining and recycling car batteries are two of the world s Top 10 most dangerous pollution problems, and the least known, according a new report. These children are developmentally impaired…
Rosebell Kagumire SOROTI, Uganda, Nov 4 2010 (IPS) – Josephine Adongo s heart leapt when she heard that two doctors from Kampala were offering free medical exams in Soroti. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer at a regional hospital more…
A mother waits for her baby to be vaccinated at the Bugurundi Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 22 2012 (IPS) – A nurse working in a remote clinic in Mueda, a small…
Palestinian child on donkey cart next to garbage container in Gaza City. Credit: Mohammed Omer/IPS UNITED NATIONS, May 10 2018 (IPS) – Reham Qudaih wakes up nightly to the same nightmare: her father shot, lying on the ground in a…
Masooma Ranalvi is the founder of WeSpeakOut and has campaigned to end FGM NEW DELHI, India, Jan 28 2021 (IPS) – Survivors of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C), are determined to share their stories to end this practice –…
Delegation of the People’s Republic of China making its debut at the UN Assembly Hall. Credit: Xinhua BEIJING, Oct 11 2021 (IPS) – China was one of the architects of the United Nations and was the first signatory of the…