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Explainer: How the GEF Funds Global Environmental Action

2026-04-16T08:22:02-07:00

SRINAGAR, India, April 16 (IPS) - The Global Environment Facility, widely known as the GEF, plays a central role in financing environmental protection across the world. It supports developing countries in tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, pollution, and threats to ecosystems.

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Shipping Industry Seeks Certainty as Experts Back Strong Net-Zero Framework

2026-04-16T07:46:12-07:00

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 16 (IPS) - As global shipping braces for another round of high-stakes negotiations, a volatile mix of rising fuel costs, geopolitical tensions and deep political divisions is testing the fragile consensus around a proposed Net-Zero Framework (NZF) aimed at decarbonising one of the world’s most polluting industries.

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Middle East conflict chokes end of supply chain as lights go out in the Pacific

2026-04-15T05:00:00-07:00

For Pacific Island countries, the Middle East crisis is not a distant geopolitical event. It is already showing up in higher fuel prices, electricity uncertainty and fears that communities sitting at the far end of global supply chains could be pushed into deeper economic insecurity.

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Civil Society Launch a Campaign Against Extractive Industry Exploitation and Land Grabs

2026-04-14T10:39:49-07:00

NAIROBI, April 14 (IPS) - Over 800 households in Ikolomani Constituency in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, fear eviction to pave the way for a British firm, Shanta Gold Limited, to begin extracting gold valued at Sh683 billion ($5.29 billion) on an estimated 337 acres of residential and agricultural land.

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Trump Rips off Velvet Glove from Mailed Fist

2026-04-14T05:48:17-07:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 14 (IPS) - Trump 2.0 has been marked by the blatantly aggressive exercise of power to secure US interests as defined by him. While many recent trends even predate his first term, his reduced use of ‘soft power’ has exposed his bullying, extortionary use of US power.

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ARGENTINA: ‘Under the New Law, Workers Have No Real Scope to Defend Their Rights’

2026-04-13T16:57:30-07:00

CIVICUS discusses recent regressive changes to Argentina’s labour laws with Facundo Merlán Rey, an activist with the Coordination Against Police and Institutional Repression (CORREPI), an organisation that defends workers’ rights and resists state repression.

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‘Clock is ticking’: Hormuz disruption raises fears of global food crisis

2026-04-13T05:00:00-07:00

The clock is ticking for global food systems as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten to choke off the flow of fuel and crucial fertilizers needed for the next planting season – also raising the risk of higher food prices and a new wave of inflation.

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Tech gaps and budget cuts threaten global efforts to track and help the vulnerable

2026-04-13T05:00:00-07:00

Digital tools are changing the way countries manage everything from tracking refugees to caring for the elderly.

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From conflict to catwalk: Women ex-combatants weave reconciliation in Colombia

2026-04-12T05:00:00-07:00

Katerine Avella is a former combatant in Colombia’s decades-long civil war, a peace signatory and a community leader. After the guns fell silent, she created the fashion brand Ixora but, with violence returning to the region, Ms. Avella is now focusing on trying to keep the project afloat in the face of new challenges.

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Israeli Strikes Across Iran and Lebanon Raise Concerns of Broader Regional Instability

2026-04-10T17:19:05-07:00

NEW YORK, April 10 (IPS) - The past several weeks have marked a significant escalation in hostilities across the Middle East, with tensions rising among Israel, Lebanon, Iran, and the United States following large-scale exchanges of bombardment. Recent statements from U.S. President Donald Trump, including threats of extensive destruction in Iran, have further inflamed regional tensions and complicated ongoing diplomatic efforts. Humanitarian experts warn that these developments risk further destabilizing cross-border relations and could trigger a broader regional conflict.

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