Stories by Thalif Deen
Posted on Dec 10, 2011, Source: IPS News
The rising tide of anti-migrant sentiment worldwide is caused primarily by the biased, polarised and negative debate on migration, according to a new study released here.
Posted on Mar 22, 2011, Source: IPS News
Maude Barlow: "Water can teach us how to live in harmony with one another and more lightly on this earth if we have eyes to see and ears to hear."
Posted on Jan 21, 2011, Source: IPS News
Most Asian and African states recognized Palestine when the PLO declared independence in 1988, though virtually no Latin American states did.
Posted on Apr 13, 2010, Source: IPS News
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed strong doubts this week, as did diplomats who point out the hypocrisy of the U.S. and Israel on the issue.
Posted on Mar 19, 2010, Source: IPS News
Bad water kills more people than wars or earthquakes, declared Anders Berntell, executive director of the Stockholm International Water Institute.
Posted on Jan 14, 2010, Source: IPS News
The devastating earthquake could turn out to be a veritable disaster for the U.N., which has over 9,000 personnel scattered throughout the country.
Posted on Mar 4, 2009, Source: IPS News
Organic small-scale agriculture can deliver increased yields without the damage that has resulted from the industrial model of agriculture.
Posted on Jan 15, 2009, Source: IPS News
As the Israelis try to justify the massive loss of civilian life in Gaza, their arguments are shot down by the U.N. or by human rights organizations.