Peru Faces Challenge of Climate Change-Driven Internal Migration
LIMA, Sep 28 (IPS) – Nearly 700,000 people have migrated internally in Peru due to the effects of climate change. This mass displacement is a clear problem in this South American country, one of the...
View ArticleNigerian Women Challenge ‘Colonialist’ Patriarchy
LAGOS, Sep 28 (IPS) – Bukes Saliu wakes up very early every workday to beat the gruesome Lagos traffic to head to a job quite unusual for a woman to engage in Nigeria. She is a forklift operator in...
View ArticleEU pledges $1 billion for Turkey reconstruction
The European Commission said Monday it will support Turkey with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to help with reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the country and...
View ArticlePrime Minister to back climate and nature Bill
Youth campaigners are urging Rishi Sunak to help reverse the decline of UK nature by supporting the Climate and Ecology Bill. Introduced to Parliament by Green Party MP Caroline Lucas three years ago,...
View ArticleAfrica’s first collective climate change action plan
African Union’s Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2032) is Africa’s first collective climate change action plan and strategy that details specific suggested...
View ArticleZimbabwean Parliament is discussing an amendment of the Private Voluntary...
Geneva-Paris, March 22, 2022 – The Zimbabwean Parliament is discussing an amendment of the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Act that seriously threatens the right to freedom of association in the...
View ArticleNGOs use the ‘lawlessness and chaos at our southern border
Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb is running for U.S. Senate and claims that some migrants crossing the border illegally are given $5,000 prepaid Visa gift cards. Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb is running for U.S....
View ArticleNGOs condemn Hungary’s new ‘sovereignty protection’ law
Independent media outlets and rights groups on Wednesday condemned legislation passed by Hungary’s right-wing populist government that would allow authorities to investigate and prosecute people...
View ArticleEast Africa Hosts 10 Percent of Global Refugees While Ranking Among 20 Least...
Oxfam and 12 NGOs urge global leaders to bridge the responsibility gap for refugee hosting and protection in East Africa As the second Global Refugee Forum (GRF) takes place in Geneva this week, the...
View ArticleUnlocking Africa’s Agriculture Potential
Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis. Estimates show that nearly 282 million people on the continent, or 20 percent of the population, are undernourished. Numerous challenges across the...
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