Preschool teacher Iris Mejías and her husband Alexis García, a retired university professor, stand next to the geomembrane biodigester that since December 2023 provides about four cubic meters of biogas daily for their agricultural activities and the needs of their home in the semi-urban neighborhood of Sierra Maestra, in the municipality of Boyeros on the …
Aid agencies say that refugees caught on the Polish and Belarus borders are subject to brutal pushbacks. Graphic: IPS by Ed Holt (bratislava) Thursday, April 25, 2024 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Apr 25 (IPS) – As the refugee crisis on the Belarus/EU borders approaches its fourth year, a crackdown on activism in Belarus is worsening the …
Aida Samani Civil Rights Defenders by Paul Virgo (rome) Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Inter Press Service ROME, Apr 23 (IPS) – When the Syrian Army launched its offensive against the stronghold of rebel FSA (Free Syrian Army) in Homs in February 2012, the safety of civilians was not a factor. Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad …
UN Live’s CEO Katja Iversen at the launch of ‘Sounds Right’. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (new york) Monday, April 22, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – UN Live’s CEO, Katja Iversen, says the way to engage people in the environment is through popular culture—film, music, gaming, sports, food, and fashion. …
44-year-old Vanessa Winston lives in Roseau, the capital of Dominica, where she runs a small-scale business primarily making bespoke, hand-made fashion accessories. She is also President of the UN-supported Dominica Arts & Craft Producers Association, which helps its members to promote their products. Hurricane Maria destroyed her home and the workshop where she produced all …
Opinion by Felix Dodds, Chris Spence (apex, north carolina / dublin, ireland) Thursday, April 18, 2024 Inter Press Service With current UN Secretary-General António Guterres set to step down in 2026, who is in the running to replace him? In this seven-part series, Felix Dodds and Chris Spence reveal who might be in the running and …
Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid is the current African Union (AU) commissioner for Energy and Infrastructure. She believes that cross-border approaches are critical for clean energy affordability. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (abu dhabi) Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Inter Press Service ABU DHABI, Apr 17 (IPS) – Investors, regulators, researchers, policymakers, and representatives of renewable energy companies, …
Teachers protest in São Paulo on Jan. 9, 2024 for better working conditions and remuneration in public education in Brazil. Most teachers are women, and they face complex physical and mental conditions in exercising their profession. CREDIT: Roberto Parizotti / ProfeSP by Mario Osava (rio de janeiro) Monday, April 15, 2024 Inter Press Service RIO DE …
The large Indian Ocean island is amongst the poorest in Africa where the majority of people make their living off the land or sea. Like many other countries in the region, it is suffering the effects of climate change. UN News’s Daniel Dickinson travelled to the village of Mokala in Anosy region where he spoke …
Because of climate change, small island nations face an existential threat, not a distant worry. Credit: UNDP Opinion by Munkhtuya Altangerel (suva, fiji) Friday, April 12, 2024 Inter Press Service SUVA, Fiji, Apr 12 (IPS) – The writer is Resident Representative, UNDP Pacific Office in FijiLet’s take a moment to reflect on a critical question: In …