‘For the Human Race, Ignoring the Climate Emergency Is No Longer...
Asia-Pacific, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Editors' Choice, Featured, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, PACIFIC COMMUNITY, Pacific Community Climate Wire, Small Island Developing...
Poland: Brutal Pushbacks at Belarus Border
Polish law enforcement is unlawfully, and sometimes violently, forcing people trying to enter the country back to Belarus without considering their protection needs.Poland’s inhumane and illegal pushbacks...
Sudan: War Crimes in South Kordofan
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias carried out numerous abuses against civilians in Habila county in Sudan’s South Kordofan state from...
Is the CFP bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would...
The committee that chose the 12 contenders for college football's national title was only worried about one thing — ranking the teams.Where those teams...
Green, Indigenous Groups Warns Arctic Still at Grave Drilling Risk When...
Wildlife protection groups and Indigenous leaders in Alaska said Monday that they would push to discourage bidding in an oil and gas lease sale...
What next for leaderless Syria, once the Mideast’s hub?
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria is the Middle East equivalent of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It left the region’s...
How a revered starchy side dish helped choose Ghana’s next president
Want to understand why opposition candidate John Mahama was elected president of Ghana this weekend?Look no further than the country’s favorite food, a fermented...
2024 Still on Track to Be First Full Year That Breached...
Data from the first 11 months of 2024 reaffirmed that the globe is set to pass a grim mile stone this year, according to...
Hyprop Wraps Up Another Year of Partnering With the Santa Shoebox...
Hyprop has celebrated another year of partnership with the Santa Shoebox Project. Throughout 2024, Hyprop's eight malls have donated a total of 74 751...
iSchoolAfrica Disability and Inclusion Programme Wins Zero Project Award 2025
iSchoolAfrica has been named one of the winners of the Zero Project Award 2025 for its Disability and Inclusion Programme. The Zero Project has...
Greenovate Awards 2024 Celebrate Student Innovation in Sustainability
Growthpoint Properties (JSE: GRT) and the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) have announced the winners of the Greenovate Awards 2024 at a gala...
South Africa’s G20 Presidency: A Call for Transformative Leadership in a...
Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Economy & Trade, Environment, Gender, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Inequality, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva...
Five glorious art books bring the gallery to your couch
Beautifully produced art books provide a feast for the eyes.The imagery in our five selections runs the gamut from subtle watercolors and prints to...
Engen Launches Menstrual Care Campaign
In a drive to support young female learners, Engen has announced that it has launched a new menstrual care campaign that provides girls in...
Brooklyn District Attorney Shuts Down NFT Scam Sites After Artist Loses...
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The Virtual Currency Unit of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has seized and shut down 40 fraudulent websites that were posing as NFT...
ISFAP Celebrates Investment into Higher Education Students
The Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) has announced the impact it has made on the lives of South African students over the past...
Bold Donor Action Urgently Needed to Give Ethiopia’s Crisis-Impacted Children a...
Active Citizens, Africa, Armed Conflicts, Children on the Frontline, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Featured,...
Plastics, Power, and Politics: The High-Stakes Fight for a Global Treaty
Civil Society, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Environment, Global, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Local people from Watamu, Kenya, work with Local...
Inaugural SSA MMA Smarties’ winners announced, the TFG named Brand of...
The inaugural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) MMA Smarties' winners have been announced with The Foschini Group (TFG) named Brand of the Year and Penquin named...
UN: Deploy New Haiti Mission to Restore Security
(New York, December 9, 2024) – The United Nations Security Council should urgently authorize and rapidly deploy a full-fledged United Nations mission to Haiti, Human...
What to stream: Paris and Nicole reunite, Romano and Kudrow team...
Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie “Maria” and a Jamie Foxx Netflix comedy special are some of the new television,...
How farming is transforming lives for South Africa’s deaf population
At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the soil and planting tomatoes and lettuce. Despite the...
Insurgents advance in Syria: Army Withdraws, Assad Denies Fleeing
Insurgents' stunning march across Syria gained speed on Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and with the government...
Feminist literature under fire: The ‘Cometierra’ controversy in Argentina
Collage with the cover of the novel “Cometierra,” by Dolores Reyes. Image created with Canva by Global Voices.At the beginning of November, Argentine feminist...
‘Dirty and Dumb!’ Trump May Cancel Contracts to Electrify USPS Fleet
As part of President-elect Donald Trump's mission to roll back the Biden administration's climate policies, the Republican may cancel contracts to electrify the U.S....
Trump offers a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his...
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump offered a public show of support Friday for Pete Hegseth, his choice to lead the Defense Department, whose confirmation by...
Zambia: Civil Society Fighting New Legislative Threats and Restrictive NGO Bills
Active Citizens, Africa, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Development & Aid, Headlines, Human Rights, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Credit: Alex Berger in North Western ZambiaLUSAKA,...
Nonprofit Completes Historic ‘Neighbors Serving Neighbors’ Clean Water Project
Diarrheal disease is preventable and yet it remains...
African Union, Nations Lay Bare Climate Vulnerabilities at UN’s Top Court
Caribbean Climate Wire, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Climate...
Blue Ribbon Sponsors Re.Bag.Re.Use
Blue Ribbon has announced its sponsorship of Re.Bag.Re.Use, a community project that transforms empty bread bags into crocheted, multifunctional items. What began in Hout...
Senior Government Biometrics Executive Joins FaceTec Team
John joins an exceptionally talented FaceTec team. He...
In Pictures: Old Town Christmas Festival 2024
The Old Town Christmas Festival had been rescheduled from Sunday, November 24 to Sunday, December 1 following flooding during Storm Bert and...
China’s ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on...
BANGKOK -- China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and...
SABC Radio Portfolio Wins at Telkom Radio Awards
The South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) radio stations have won 25 awards at the Telkom Radio Awards. The event took place on Saturday, 30...
UNCCD COP16 Raises Hopes for Ambitious Global Land Action
Combating Desertification and Drought, Conferences, Conservation, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Gender, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees,...
How to fight Russian sabotage: With ‘psyops’ and undersea drones.
Western intelligence specialists have been sounding the alarm for months about Russian sabotage in Europe. In past days, however, Moscow’s suspected campaigns to do everything...
Climate Finance Not Charity, But Obligation, International Court of Justice hears
Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, Climate Change Justice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Least Developed Countries, Middle East & North Africa, Pacific Community...
‘Bonfire of the incumbents’ unseats governments worldwide in 2024
It will be cold comfort for Kamala Harris. But her loss in the U.S. presidential election in November is typical of a major mood...
Meet the Banks and Investors Funding the LNG ‘Carbon Bomb’
Liquefied natural gas developers have expansion plans that could release 10 additional metric gigatons of climate pollution by 2030, and major banks and investors...
Primedia Broadcasting Celebrates Wins at 2024 South African Radio Awards
Primedia Broadcasting has announced that the company has received 10 awards at the 2024 South African Radio Awards held in Sandton on Saturday, 30 November. Primedia...
Biden Administration Takes ‘Morally Bankrupt’ Climate Position at ICJ
The Biden administration faced backlash from scientists, advocacy groups, and vulnerable Pacific islands on Wednesday for arguing before the United Nations' highest court that...
In Malawi, sex and mental health can be taboo topics. Not...
The weekly radio show “Spot On: Kalikonse Tikadziwe” takes on topics that are taboo in the village of Undi and throughout Malawian society. Today’s...
Heightened Insecurity in Sudan Threatens Nationwide Collapse
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Education, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
Two women and a child...
Conservation Agriculture Transforming Farming in Southern Africa
Africa, Climate Action, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations | Analysis Food and Agriculture ...
New Approaches Urgently Needed to Tackle Resurgent Social Crises
Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Environment, Financial Crisis, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Global, Headlines, Health, Inequality, TerraViva United...
North Carolina Town Sues Utility Giant Over ‘Decades of Deception’ on...
The town of Carrboro, North Carolina filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the utility company Duke Energy of carrying out a "knowing deception campaign concerning...
After Gaps in UN Agreement, National Laws Must Step Up To...
Environment, Global, Headlines Opinion
The international carbon markets need recognition of community rights to be integrated in the national and international supporting regulations and guidance....
The end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years, the global phenomenon that is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour...
Where Nazis first won office, Germans are voting for right-wing extremists
Just down a thickly forested road from the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial here in the historic city of Weimar, a young mother wrangling her...
New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding...
GENEVA -- The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod...
Ladles of Love Launches ‘Feed the Future’ Campaign
NPO Ladles of Love has launched its biggest annual campaign yet, titled 'Feed the Future' and South Africa is invited to get on board....
Nigeria’s new listing tops trading volumes as shares soar
Housing and hospitality group Haldane McCall plc sees its listing on the Main Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited as the route to raise...
‘Right Thing to Do’: FERC Delays Controversial LNG Export Terminal
Frontline communities along the Gulf Coast were granted a "temporary reprieve" last week when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission moved to pause its approval...
VML South Africa Brings Home Regional TikTok Ad Awards
VML South Africa has announced that it brought home awards in three categories at the inaugural regional TikTok Ad Awards for the Middle East,...
To end AIDS, communities mobilize to engage men and boys
Michael Onyango rises before dawn in his Nairobi apartment and catches a train eight hours east to Kilifi, a coastal town north of Mombasa....
How an App Transformed Farming for Rural Tanzanian Women
Active Citizens, Africa, Artificial Intelligence, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Green Economy, Headlines, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals,...
Henkel SA Hosts Inaugural Sustainability Indaba
Henkel South Africa has hosted its inaugural Sustainability Indaba, highlighting that the commitment to a sustainable future has never been stronger. This event brought...
‘Quilombola Communities Live in Fear Because the Laws That Are Supposed...
Civil Society, Education, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, TerraViva United Nations
Dec 4 2024 (IPS) -...
Update on contested plan to open pharmacy in ‘much-needed’ location
Priesh Patel and his family have spent the last few months trying to set up a healthcare hub inside the High Street...
Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Sean Penn on Tuesday blasted the organizers of the Oscars for being cowards who, in effect, limit the kinds of films...
Focus on Africa: IPBES Plenary Session Makes Inaugural Visit to Biodiverse...
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Springbok in Sossusvlei, Namibia. IPBES 11...
South Africa’s G20 Presidency in 2025: A Pivotal Moment for the...
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Headlines, Population, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
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Lutfiyya Dean (center), head of the South African delegation...
Ugandan Disability Rights Mental Health Advocate Honored
(New York) – Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, is the 2024 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership...
‘The People Always Pay’: Report Details How LNG Tax Breaks Harm...
How do local communities lose out when governments invest in fossil fuel facilities instead of community needs? That's the question at the heart of...
Small Island States Urge International Court to Look Beyond Climate Treaties
Caribbean Climate Wire, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, Least...
What Does The Ceasefire in Lebanon Entail For Gaza?
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations
A group of...
‘Monumental Victory for the Ocean’: Norway Halts Plans for Deep-Sea Mining
Environmental organizations cheered as Norway's controversial plans to move forward with deep-sea mining in the vulnerable Arctic Ocean were iced on Sunday.
The pause was...
‘Frontlines of a Crisis We Did Not Create’: Low-Lying Nations Make...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) heard arguments Monday in the largest climate case ever brought before it as a coalition of low-lying and...
Giving the Ocean a Fighting Chance Through the Great Blue Wall
Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Economy & Trade, Environment, Global, Green Economy, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
Credit: Great Blue WallVICTORIA, Seychelles,...
Resilience amid crisis: strengthening the HIV response for displaced communities in...
Ethiopia faces a triple crisis of conflict, climate change, and displacement that impedes the capacity to provide essential health and other humanitarian assistance to...
Confronting the Global Crisis of Land Degradation
Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Editors' Choice, Environment, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion
The 16th session of the...
Who are the Ultimate Winners in the World’s Ongoing Military Conflicts?
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Credit: US National ArchivesUNITED NATIONS, Dec 2...
Global celebrities unite behind UNAIDS’ call for world leaders to “take...
GENEVA, 1 December 2024 — This World AIDS Day (1 December), sixteen global celebrities, including Hollywood film star Luke Evans and singer-songwriter Sia of...