MÉXICO – Andrés Manuel López Obrador no es el primer presidente de México que usa militares para contener la migración. Desde 1994, los distintos gobiernos acatan la misma estrategia de Estados...
By Luis Brizuela HAVANA, May 23 2022 (IPS) - Thorny bushes and barren soil made it look like a bad bet, but Cuban farmer José Antonio Sosa ignored other people’s objections about the land and gave...
By Rasha Al Saba The writer is Head of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Department at Minority Rights Group International, UK. LONDON, May 23 2022 (IPS) - In the midst of what has been an...
DURBAN, May 20 2022 (IPS)- Governments of the world must focus on providing quality free education and prosecuting corrupt officials and people who siphon state and donor funds as crucial steps...
MADRID, May 20 2022 (IPS) - It is often said that a pessimistic person is an optimistic but well-informed person. Here, a good number of people may believe that human wit and inventiveness are...
Syria remains one of the World Food Programme’s biggest emergencies, and the numbers are staggering. A quarter of all refugees in the world are Syrian and they have sought safety in 130 countries...
By Eamonn Murphy - The writer is UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director and is leading UNAIDS’ humanitarian response. GENEVA, May 6 2022 (IPS) - Alongside the devastation caused by bombs and bullets, the...
ROMA -- El número de personas que enfrentan una inseguridad alimentaria aguda y necesitan asistencia urgente crece a un ritmo alarmante y pasa de 193 millones en todo el globo, alertó un informe...
By Mario LubetkinThis is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General of FAO ROME, Apr 27 2022 (IPS) - Two months after the start of the war, on 24 February, the data on the substantial...
By Thalif Deen **UNITED NATIONS, Apr 15 2022 (IPS) **- The unprecedented flow of arms to Ukraine, and the rising miliary spending by European nations to strengthen their defenses, are threatening to...