By Dulcie Leimbach IPS Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York April 11, 2017 (IPS) — When António Guterres was chosen by the United Nations Security Council, in October, to become the next leader of the UN, neither he, nor anyone ...
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World Must Act Now On Lake Chad Basin Crisis, Says UN’s FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva
By Eva Donelli IPS Contributing Writer ROME, Italy April 11, 2017 (IPS) — Food assistance is a priority, and the only way to prevent the crisis from worsening in the Lake Chad Basin, is to support food production, according to ...
Read More »Canadian Mining Company Aggravates Tensions In Brazil’s Amazon Region
By Mario Osava IPS Correspondent RESSACA, Brazil, April 7, 2017 (IPS) — The decline of this town is seen in the rundown houses and shuttered stores, and the few people along the streets on a Sunday, when the scorching sun ...
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