Green Economy "Not to be Feared, But an Opportunity to be Embraced" Says UN Chief as COP25 Gets Underway

MADRID, Dec 02 (IPS) - A green economy is "not one to be feared but an opportunity to be embraced", UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, in a keynote speech to delegates at the opening of the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid on Monday. Read the full...

Community Efforts are Key When Addressing HIV/AIDS

ABUJA, Nov 30 (IPS) - Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a medical doctor, the CEO of EpiAFRIC, Director of Policy and Advocacy for Nigeria Health WatchThree years ago, I led an evaluation of an HIV project that focused on increasing access to quality care and supporting services for...

Cabo Verde's Morna for UNESCO list, Belgium’s Carnival of Aalst to Go?

PARIS, Nov 29 (IPS) - Morna, the haunting, traditional music of Cabo Verde, is slated to join UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List when a committee meets in Bogotá, Colombia, Dec. 9 to 14, to consider submissions from around the world. Read the full story, “Cabo...

270 Million People are Migrants, Who Send Home a Staggering $689 Billion

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27 (IPS) - The number of international migrants in 2019 is now estimated at 270 million and the top destination remains the United States, at nearly 51 million, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday. Read the full story, “270 Million People are...

IDB Modernises Crucial Social and Environmental Safeguards

MEXICO CITY, Nov 27 (IPS) - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is in the process of modernising the social and environmental safeguards that govern the financing of projects considered vital for the construction of sustainable infrastructure in the Latin American...

I am Generation Equality: Child Marriage Survivor & Activist

FUSHE KRUJE, Albania, Nov 26 (IPS) - *Fatmira Dajlani has been working as an activist for 14 years in Albania and is leading "Roma Gateway for Integration" organization in Fushe Kruje. Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They...