By Global Issues MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jun 19 (IPS) – Drinking water is running out in Uruguay — this headline got the small South American country onto international news. Prolonged drought has brought the reservoir and river that supply the capital Montevideo down to 10 per cent of their normal water level. Unless the rain comes, […]
By Global Issues With hate spreading lightning fast on social media and “mega spreaders” using divisive rhetoric to inspire thousands, the United Nations is calling for concerted global efforts to combat hate speech. Read the full story, “We must work together to reign in ‘toxic and destructive’ hate speech”, on globalissues.org → Source: We must […]
By Global Issues Just before noon in Satara, a remote village in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region, the thermometer is already hovering near 40°C. Read the full story, “Combating drought, one garden at a time”, on globalissues.org → Source: Combating drought, one garden at a time