Large families are already a relic of the past in Latin America and the Caribbean, as a result of modernisation and the ...

The world may have dodged an immediate bullet when the US intelligence agencies warned, this week, that by giving in to Ukraine’s pleading for long range missiles that could attack targets deep into ...

The statistics are stark: 54 governments, of which 25 are African, are spending at least 10% of their revenues on servicing ...

In 2017, South African activist Nonhle Mbuthuma took a stand against the powerful oil giant Shell, halting their plans to ...

Climate change is driving a mental health crisis and accelerating eco-anxiety. Dr Emma Lawrance is a leading researcher on ...

CIVICUS discusses the upcoming election of new members of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council with Madeleine ...

In a context of shrinking civic space that threatens civil society participation in an increasing number of countries and all ...

A new report accuses industries fueling the climate crisis, including fossil fuel ones, of draining public funds in the ...

When the “founding fathers” –regrettably, no “founding mothers”—created the United Nations 79 years ago, one of the biggest ...

State-owned power companies and utilities control much of the power sector. Consequently, tripling renewables by 2030 will ...

Yesterday, Israel launched a series of bombardments across Southern Lebanon, killing over 500 people and injuring over 1,800, ...

This year has been the worst for the Amazon rainforest in almost two decades. Although there has been a measured decline in ...