Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis Expected to Worsen in 2025
Africa, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
The United Nations Security Council...
Stories from a flooded planet: The impacts of floods from the...
Image by Giovana FleckPorto Alegre, Brazil – by Giovana Fleck
“It's worse than the pandemic,” a friend told me on a call. He was phoning...
Disaster by the Numbers: The Crisis in Sudan
A civil war in Sudan that has killed 150,000 people and forced more than 11 million others from their homes, by some estimates, prompted...
War shut down Sudan’s universities. But its students refused to give...
Since civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, it has dealt the country's higher education system a catastrophic blow. Universities have been...
Genocidal President, Genocidal Politics
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Displaced Palestinians...
Current Financing for Development Priorities Today
Aid, Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Financial Crisis, Global, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 7...
Justin Trudeau is out. For Canadians, it’s not really a surprise.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement Monday that he’s resigning as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party comes as a shock for many abroad. “I cannot...
In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields
The snake struck 11-year-old Beatrice Ndanu Munyoki as she sat on a small stone, which lay atop a larger one, watching the family’s eight...
NRG Systems’ Bat Deterrent Technology, Paired with Curtailment, Reduces Bat Fatalities...
"Our findings underscore the value of acoustic deterrents...
‘Epic Ocean Victory’: Biden Permanently Bans Offshore Drilling Across 625 Million...
Outgoing President Joe Biden on Monday moved to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal...
Eurasia Group publishes “Top Risks” predictions for 2025: “The G-Zero world...
The G-Zero wins, Top Risk #1, describes an emerging era in which no one power or group of powers drives the global agenda and...
James May ‘not mourning’ TV split with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard...
The trio presented shows including BBC’s Top Gear and Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour for 22 years together but called it quits...
As trust plummets, how can mainstream media rebuild credibility?
The category “mainstream media” refers to flagship national newspapers like The New York Times, cable news channels like CNN and Fox News and news...
The most Secret Memory of Men and the Disgraceful Condemnation of...
Africa, Arts, Crime & Justice, Globalisation, Headlines, Religion, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan 6 2025 (IPS) - In 2021, the Senegalese novelist...
Will Trump Seize the Opportunity for an Israeli-Palestinian Breakthrough?
Armed Conflicts, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
The Separation Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and...
Vermont Sued for New Law Requiring Big Oil to Pay for...
The US Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute - representing the biggest fossil fuel companies in the world - are suing the...
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral started Saturday. Here is what to know
ATLANTA — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter begin Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at age 100.The first...
Should the US give visas to highly skilled immigrants? Unpacking the...
If ever there were poster children for the benefits of immigration, they would be the highly skilled foreign workers employed by American high-tech companies.Their...
In Kenya, community health volunteers fight for pay and status
In a small house in western Kenya, Millicent Miruka sits across from a young couple and their sleeping baby, Joy.Does Joy have a birth...
Trace Awards 2025 to showcase Africa’s musical diversity
The Trace Awards & Summit 2025 is set to electrify Zanzibar. The Trace Awards ceremony, taking place on 26 February 2025, will bring together...
Tanzania’s Disaster Preparedness: A Nation on Edge
Africa, Climate Change, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The recent collapse of a...
A Renewed Vision for Prosperity for Landlocked Developing Countries
Civil Society, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Least Developed Countries, Natural Resources, Small...
Morgan Stanley Latest Wall Street Giant to Ditch Net-Zero Coalition
On Thursday, the Wall Street titan Morgan Stanley became the latest financial institution to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a United Nations-convened group of...
These Memphis icons bolster Black radio – and their communities
Bev Johnson has been in radio for nearly 50 years.“There are so many stories,” she says of her tenure in the business. She is...
The Mozambique Song, and Rapper, Inspiring a Youth Uprising
The young men huddled around a parked car, bobbing to a beat that thumped from the speakers. It was an energetic and catchy rap...
‘Digital platforms amplify the Israeli narrative while systematically silencing Palestinian voices’
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, Press Freedom, TerraViva United Nations ...
Education Cannot Wait Interviews UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of...
Crime & Justice, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Gender, Gender Violence, Human Rights
Jan 2 2025 - Richard Bennett was...
Methods of Persuasion in Marketing Explained
The core purpose of marketing is to persuade consumers to take desirable action. Human decision-making can be influenced in many ways, including the three...
Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance...
Charity Ekezie dispels myths about Africa on social media. Source: Instagram.One of the new generation of TikTok celebrities in Africa is Charity Ekezie, a...
Who Will Save Nigeria’s Coastal City on the Brink of Extinction?
Africa, Aid, Civil Society, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, COP29, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian...
Remembering Jimmy Carter: a UN Perspective
Armed Conflicts, Children on the Frontline, Civil Society, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse,...
CGTN AMERICA & CCTV UN: Ringing in 2025, China vows to...
CGTN America & CCTV UN releases "Ringing in 2025, China vows to bring more smiles to its people" On New Year's Eve, Chinese President...
The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
By MELISSA GOLDIN, CEDAR ATTANASIO and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY - Associated Press
...
New Year’s Eve Las Vegas
From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice...
New Year’s Eve Las Vegas
From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice...
Plaintiffs File Landmark Lawsuit Against Don King Productions for Fraud, Defamation,...
The Ultimate "crabs in the bucket" Approach...
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Humanity’s Chance to Reverse Amazon’s Slide Toward Tipping Point Is ‘Shrinking’
The Amazon, sometimes called the "lungs of the planet," this year showed signs of further inching toward a much-feared tipping point, threatening the very...
SoundExchange’s 2024 Top Tracks & Breakout Creators Revealed
"I am always impressed with the wide-ranging styles...
How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan
“The people are running away from the bombing. People are dying. We just send this to the nation to see what is happening...
Three year fight to save Grade-II listed pub pays off with...
The Hop Pole in Limpley Stoke will open its doors to the public at 4pm on January 25, marking the first time...
Israel has a Houthi missile problem. It’s stuck finding a solution.
Israelis had begun to feel life take a turn toward what passes for normal during wartime. In Gaza, the fighting with Hamas has been...
What Were the Most Expensive Climate Disasters of 2024?
Climate disasters aren't cheap. In 2024, the 10 costliest extreme weather events not only extracted a toll in the form of human lives, but...
Swindon restaurants and big businesses we lost in 2024
While the town centre saw some big names and local start-ups shut for good struggling businesses in other areas of Swindon were also...
Jimmy Carter’s Quiet but Monumental Work in Global Health
Jimmy Carter’s five decades of leadership in global health brought a hideous disease to the brink of elimination, helped deliver basic health and sanitation...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient,...
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one...
For Jimmy Carter, a life of service, defined by faith
On a March evening in 1976, when Jimmy Carter was mingling in the living room of a political supporter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, someone...
South Africa’s air pollution crisis: Contributing factors and solutions
Sasol Secunda Facility emissions. Image by AntimatterMachine from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed).By Grace Kobare
African cities are growing rapidly, with over 65 percent of the continent's...
Huge former church with ‘an air of Harry Potter’ for sale...
Trinity Hall at the bottom of Victoria Road was built around 1899 and was formerly Trinity Presbyterian Church.
In the 1950s,...
IPS – Year End Video, 2024
Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Education, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Migration & Refugees, Multimedia, Video
Dec 28 2024 - The world’s troubles...
The rise of compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel in...
Screenshot of CNG conversion centre in Abuja from Youtube video, ‘Nigeria rolls out Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion kits nationwide’ by CGTN Africa. Fair...
Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78
NEW YORK — Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He...
Scoreboard: Montana Girls High School Wrestling Rankings (Dec. 27)
Montana Girls High School Wrestling Rankings100: Angelina Escarcega, Poplar; Wai Fandrich, Lockwood; Victoria Tenney, Billings Skyview; Ronelle LaForge, Billings Senior; Ciri Nice, Polson; Emmalyn Miller,...
Trucks Carrying Aid Finally Reach Sudan’s War-Torn Capital Region
The largest convoy of food and medical aid to reach Sudan’s battered capital region since the start of the civil war finally arrived this...
An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions...
26 Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Events Killed at Least 3,700 People in...
Just over two dozen climate-fueled extreme weather events killed at least 3,700 people worldwide and displaced millions in 2024, according to a report ...
‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to...
Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in...
People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a...
‘Major Victory’: New Law Makes NY Second State to Hold Big...
Climate advocates in New York on Thursday celebrated a "massive win" for working people, youth, and the climate as Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul made...
This Year’s Three UN Summits Set the Stage for COP30 to...
Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Food Sustainability, Global, Green Economy, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
12 November...
Civil Society Trends for 2025: Nine Global Challenges, One Reason for...
Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Economy & Trade, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Labour, LGBTQ, Migration &...
Soprano Angel Blue sings her first Metropolitan Opera ‘Aida’ in a...
If she has the voice of an angel, and the face of an angel, she must be an Angel.Angel Blue, that is.The American soprano,...
Innovative Financing to Unlock Africa’s Blue Economy
Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Mangroves, Madagascar. Credit: Rod Waddington
As part of the...
‘It’s Very Tough’: Turning Youth Employment Dreams Into Reality
Active Citizens, Civil Society, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Europe, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Labour, Middle East & North Africa, Population, Sustainable...
U.S. Wins Controversial Ruling in GM Corn Dispute with Mexico
Economy & Trade, Environment, Global, Headlines, Health, Indigenous Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Credit: Christian Valero Rebolledo/Cafe WordsCAMBRIDGE, MA., Dec...
Efforts to end AIDS in children receive major boost with the...
South Africa’s fight to end AIDS in children has received a major boost with the launch of the first provincial Global Alliance chapter in...
Trapped on a Runaway Train: Looking Back on 2024
Armed Conflicts, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Crime & Justice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United...
Water Deprivation Looms in Gaza
Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
Thirteen generators were distributed from the...
Social Media for Event Promotion: Strategies That Work
Promoting an event successfully in South Africa requires tapping into the platforms where people are most active. With over 26 million South Africans actively...
UNAIDS – partnerships for country led and country owned data system:...
There is an urgent need to address inequities in global health practices, including how data are collected and used. In the case of HIV...
Food Crises Intensify in Winter Ravaged War Zones
Active Citizens, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Europe, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle...
Japanese Bank Criticized for Financing Mozambique LNG Project Blamed for Displacement
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Energy, Environment, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Climate Change
A village...
Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65
OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He...
Congress passes funding bill, averting a government shutdown
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and...
As Big Oil Ally Trump Returns, Industry Set to Turn Lobbying...
The first Trump administration was a boon for fossil fuel executives, and a new analysis shows the efforts the industry is already making to...