No Country On track to Ensuring a Better Future for its Children

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (IPS) - There is no country that is on the right path to ensure the safety, health and proper environment for their children, an explosive report has claimed.  Read the full story, “No Country On track to Ensuring a Better Future for its Children”,...

What Future for the Rohingyas after the ICJ Ruling?

ROME, Feb 19 (IPS) - In a groundbreaking ruling in January 2020, the International Court of Justice demanded that Myanmar halt all measures that contribute to the genocide of the Rohingya community. Read the full story, “What Future for the Rohingyas after the ICJ Ruling?”,...

As Planet Burns, One Million Species in World’s Eco-System in Danger of Extinction

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18 (IPS) - When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the 193-member General Assembly last December, he focused on the smoldering climate crisis-- pointing out that the last five years have been the hottest ever recorded. Read the full story,...

Coming Down the Davos Mountain with a Gender Lens

NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) - In a recent report by World Economic Forum (WEF) shows women suffer a "triple whammy" in the workplace. Without drastic action, gender parity will take more than a lifetime to achieve. This is the challenge that Katja Iversen, President and CEO...

Synergy with Hydropower Plants Boosts Biogas Production in Brazil

FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brail, Feb 10 (IPS) - Fomenting biogas production among agricultural producers may seem at first glance to be a distraction from the purpose of Itaipu, the giant hydroelectric power plant shared by Brazil and Paraguay, but in fact it is part of their energy...

Could Africa’s Marketplace Platforms Help Upskill a Generation for the Digital Age?

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 10 (IPS) - Jonathan Donner is Senior Director of Caribou Digital, a research and advisory firm dedicated to building inclusive and ethical digital economies.By 2030, sub-Saharan Africa will be home to more than a quarter of the world's population under...