NEW YORK, April 3 (IPS) - Faced with a growing problem of homeless people living and sleeping in park benches and on subway trains, New York city (NYC) authorities are physically moving them out—mostly under protest– to some 150 encampments or public shelters.

Read the full story, “New York City Cracks Down on Homeless People Cluttering Streets & Subways”, on globalissues.org →

MEXICO CITY, April 3 (IPS) - In Asunción, Paraguay last month, finance ministers, central bank presidents, and private sector leaders gathered for the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Annual Meetings to talk about growth.

Read the full story, “The Inter-American Development Bank Invest Talks Growth–but Ignores People Bearing the Cost”, on globalissues.org →

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 3 (IPS) - By Easter 2026 it was still not clear when – or how – the war initiated by Israel and the US against Iran would end. But what was already clear was that it would harm Africa in a number of ways.

Read the full story, “Iran War: What African Countries Can do to Get Through the Crisis and Emerge in a Better Place”, on globalissues.org →