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GAZA: ‘If Civilians Can Get This Close to Establishing a Humanitarian Corridor, Then Governments Can Do It’

CIVICUS discusses the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla on its mission to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza...

From firefights to football matches: Life on a UN peacekeeping frontline

Night has fallen over the town of Zémio, in the east of the Central African Republic. In a few hours,...

Make Last Sprint for Nature a ‘Turning Point’ for Nature Finance, Eighth GEF Assembly Told

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 5 (IPS) - “While pressures on public budgets are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, it can be...

As Global Demand for Gold Grows, UN Mercury Head Warns Toxic Fumes Put Women in a Motherhood Dilemma

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 5 (IPS) - Ask any woman miner in the Katoro goldfield in Tanzania’s northern Geita region, and...

PERU: ‘For 20 Years, Voters Have Had to Choose the Lesser of Two Evils’

CIVICUS discusses the outlook ahead of Peru’s runoff presidential election with David Hidalgo, journalist and executive director of OjoPúblico, a...