
NICE, France, Jun 11 (IPS) - To the outside world, a sea level rise of 34 cm (or slightly longer than a child’s ruler) may not seem dramatic, but it’s an existential threat to the Pacific island state of Vanuatu.

ROME, Jun 11 (IPS) - Each year, more than 12.5 million tonnes of plastic are used in agriculture alone, and another 37 million tonnes become food packaging. Very little gets recycled.
Read the full story, “Beating Plastic Pollution in Our Food Systems”, on globalissues.org →

NICE, France, Jun 11 (IPS) - Under the surface of Tanzania’s turquoise waters, a miracle unfolds quietly every day.

Civilian deaths and injuries in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 per cent higher than the same period last year, UN rights experts tasked with monitoring abuses in war-torn Ukraine said on Wednesday in their latest report.