International issues

In memory of Alvaro Arzivu, environmentalist and water defender, assassinated on 13 June 2023 in Tlamanalco, Mexico. No surprises On 28 July 2023, there will be no surprises. No representative, no institution from the dominant Western world will refer to…

26 July 2023, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental organization advocating for a zero waste and toxics-free society, is urging the Government of the Philippines to support the adoption of a strong and funded global policy instrument to protect…

Countries across Africa recently took a major step towards economic independence from the West by launching an insurance system that will allow them to conduct inter-state trade without the involvement of the US dollar or other Western currencies. This could…

Pedro Sánchez is clinging to optimism and the epic of the comeback, but the polls point to the contrary and Alberto Núñez Feijóo is aiming to become president of the Spanish government. Beyond a classic duel between the socialists of…

The exhibition Peace and Active Nonviolence Now! has moved to the city of Huancayo, in central Peru, and has been on display since 15 July at the Instituto de la Juventud y Cultura de la Ciudad Incontrastable (Institute of Youth…

All the measures and agreements made by the governments of the world, all the international events aimed at alleviating the climate crisis, the promises and signatures in defence of our biodiversity and planetary ecosystems, the famous COPs (Conference of the…

Now that the fisheries agreement between the European Union and Morocco has expired, there are no moral or legal arguments left to maintain any economic activity in Western Sahara. The status of a Non-Self-Governing Territory in the face of Moroccan…

At the last summit between the European Union and Latin American countries, a dispute arose over the Ukraine crisis, which is why the meeting ended in a diplomatic fiasco for Europeans. [This happened] because the sides’ disagreement over a joint…

The United Nations has warned that Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed for the safe export of food and fertiliser from Ukrainian ports, will lead to soaring food prices and worsening global hunger. UN…

On July 17 and 18 [,2023], two Latin American-Caribbean summits were held in Brussels: the first, on the prestigious premises of the European Union, for a meeting between Latin American presidents and European leaders (CELAC-EU). The second, the “People’s Summit”,…