By Mario Lubetkin This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General at FAO ROME, Jun 16 2022 (IPS)- If the war in Ukraine and other conflicts around the world continue, the challenge for...
NEW YORK, Jun 1 2022 (IPS)- Conflict has taken a horrific toll on civilians in Ukraine over the past three months with many families struggling to meet even their most basic needs, including...
By Sally Abi Khalil The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5 The writer is Oxfam Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) BEIRUT,...
By Lisa Moon The writer is President and CEO, The Global Food Banking Network CHICAGO, USA, May 27 2022 (IPS) - For months, the specter of a global hunger crisis has been looming. The war in Ukraine...
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...