By Global Issues NAIROBI, Mar 04 (IPS) – The Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) ended with delegates calling for firm actions to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, and pollution. Read the full story, “UN Environmental Assembly Call for Action to Address Planetary Triple Threat”, on globalissues.org → Source: UN Environmental […]
By Global Issues MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 01 (IPS) – After almost two decades of civil society campaigning, Greece’s parliament has passed a law enabling same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. It’s the first majority-Orthodox Christian country to realise marriage equality. Read the full story, “Greece: Another First for LGBTQI+ Rights”, on globalissues.org → Source: […]
By Global Issues QAMISHLI, Syria, Feb 29 (IPS) – The Ramsys, a farming couple from northeast Syria, never thought they’d spend almost all their savings on solar panels. “We’ve paid 1,700 USD. We simply couldn’t cope with darkness and being disconnected from the outside world,” Najma Ramsy tells IPS from her residence in Keshka, a […]