Tag: global issues

Every year, an estimated 19-23 million tons of plastic make its way into lakes, rivers, and seas. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS ...

“I want to make the most of my time, even in prison, and this training should help me find a ...

In this feature, part of a series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the ...

Ephraim Walters in his fishing shed. The father of nine has been a fisherman for 59 years. Credit: Zadie Neufville/IPS ...

Grow Food, not Tobacco. Credit: PAHOby Thalif Deen (united nations)Thursday, June 01, 2023Inter Press ServiceOn May 31, the World Health Organization ...

Her hands loaded with crates, Susan Quintanilla, a union leader of agro-export workers in the department of Ica in southwestern ...

Student evacuees from Sudan wait to return to Nigeria. Credit: Handoutby Abdullahi Jimoh (abuja)Tuesday, May 30, 2023Inter Press ServiceABUJA, May 30 ...

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has now reported on the “Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in the last ...

Period poverty, or the inability to afford menstrual products, is a serious issue especially in developing countries, an issue menstruating ...

This feature, which focuses on the illegal trade in substandard and fake medicines, is part of a UN News series ...