In Venezuela you can no longer say in public that the economic sanctions applied by the United States and other countries are ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 2024 (IPS) - After 14 months of conflict between Israel and Palestine, talks of a ceasefire agreement have headed in a promising direction. The proposed agreement entails the ...

Biological diversity is on the decline worldwide, and current approaches to address its loss have been piecemeal and ...

CIVICUS speaks with Ramón Zamora, son of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, about restrictions on press freedom and the ...

For decades, preventable deaths, lifelong disabilities, and disfigurements presented devastating consequences for over 90% of ...

The UNCCD COP16 concluded with a renewed focus on building drought resilience globally, but failed to agree on bringing a legally binding drought protocol.

Planet Earth is drying up, relentlessly. Over three-quarters of all lands have become permanently drier in the last three decades. This is not jut a statistic but a stark scientific fact. But while ...

Hearings on states' legal obligations to combat climate wrapped up today at the International Court of Justice. An opinion is ...

The new geopolitics after the first Cold War undermines peace, sustainability, and human development. Hegemonic priorities continue to threaten humanity’s well-being and prospects for progress. End of ...

At the ICJ, Tuvalu and AOSIS presented their arguments on the ongoing existential struggles caused by the climate ...

The fall of the Assad regime is a historic watershed event that will have significant regional and international ...

The Horn of Africa holds the resources and potential for lasting development and resilience but regional cooperation is ...