The 60th anniversary of the first recorded climb to the top of Mt. Everest on 25 May 1953, and Yuichiro Miura’s recent success in summiting the world’s highest peak have once again brought mountain ...

This article is first in a series aimed at providing an understanding of the United Nations Security Council — the premier forum in international politics.

An interview with poet, essayist, farmer, and novelist Wendell Berry.

On World Food Day we share the perspective of an anti-hunger and social rights activist who feels food should be a commons not a commodity.

All 197 UN member countries have agreed to use the Montreal Protocol for controlling climate-change-inducing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

An urban agriculture venture in Singapore hopes to increase the country's resilience and food security with a new rooftop garden technology.

Emilio Godoy reports regularly for Inter Press Service, an independent news agency covering issues such as development, environment, human rights and civil society. The IPS network includes 370 ...

Three million Syrian children are not in school because of the conflict, and this loss of access to education puts the well-being of Syrian girls at risk.

Mangjing Village's tea gardens show that traditional cultivation of tea can both support local livelihoods and conserve biodiversity.

Fuelled by a growing international appetite for leather, the industry represents a sizeable chunk of Bangladesh’s yearly export revenues — $284 million in 2007-08. There are about 200 leather ...

More Rohingya women are fleeing mass violence and increased risk of sexual violence targeting Muslim communities in Myanmar.

Every minute of every day, our global family welcomes 255 babies into the world. That’s 134 million new mouths to feed every year, for a total population increase of 2.2 billion in the next thirty ...