News stories by Kitty Stapp, page 3

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (IPS) - Environmental groups are praising China following the formal submission of Beijing's highly-anticipated climate change strategy to the United Nations Tuesday.

NEW YORK, Jun 29 (IPS) - In a setback to the Barack Obama administration's clean energy plans just five months ahead of a critical climate change summit in Paris this December, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday blocked an initiative to limit emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants.

NEW YORK, Jun 25 (IPS) - The Egyptian government is holding a record number of journalists in jail, a press freedom group said Thursday, despite promises to improve media freedoms in the country.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (IPS) - Natural disasters have become a fact of life for millions around the world, and the future forecast is only getting worse.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (IPS) - As climate talks wind down in Bonn, Germany, observers of the negotiations say that despite some progress on a draft text, key issues remain unresolved and will carry over at least until the next round in August.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - A new survey finds that China leads the world in public support for government action on climate change.

NEW YORK, Jun 05 (IPS) - For some, the word "drone" immediately conjures up ominous phrases like "targeted assassination" and "precision strike."

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 03 (IPS) - After a difficult infancy, the Green Climate Fund is finally getting some legs. The big question now is what direction it will toddle off in.

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - When war breaks out, most non-combatants run the other way. But a handful of courageous reporters see it as their duty to tell the world what's happening on the ground. And many pay a high price.

, May 12 (IPS) - Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, co-curator of a spectacular World Voices week with over 100 African writers, closed the event with an admonition.