External Affairs

A handful of harvested sea buckthorn berries. Credit: Flickr

Sea Buckthorn Comes to the Rescue of Mountain Villages in Pakistan

Peer Muhammad 18/09/2017

“Sea buckthorn is a medicine for at least 70...

Hundreds of environmentalists arrange their bodies to form a message of hope and peace in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, December 6, 2015. Credit: Reuters

US Attends Meeting on Paris Climate Accord, but Still Plans to Withdraw

Allison Lampert 17/09/2017

"There has been no change in the US's position...

Hurricane Irma left significant damage to public infrastructure, housing, tourism, commerce, and the natural environment in the British Virgin Islands. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

Devastated Caribbean Picks up the Pieces After Irma

Kenton X. Chance 16/09/2017

In addition to deaths and injuries, the storm has...

Villagers in Pipara standing at the site where there home used to be. Credit: Vikash Kumar Shah

Nepal’s Flood Recovery Set to Exclude the Most Marginalised

Peter Gill and Bhola Paswan 14/09/2017

Government aid for flood reconstruction is going to landowners...

View of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten Dutch part of Saint Martin island in the Caribbean September 6, 2017 Credit:Reuters

Indians Evacuated From Irma-hit Sint Maarten

R. Siva Kumar 13/09/2017

The ministry of external affairs confirmed the government has...

Women hug while standing next to a destroyed house after an earthquake struck the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Union Hidalgo, Mexico September 9, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Jorge Luis Plata

Earthquake in Mexico Leaves Thousands of Homes Wrecked, 90 Dead

Dave Graham 11/09/2017

President Enrique Pena Nieto declared three days of national...

Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Havana Braces for Floods After Irma Rakes Cuban Keys

Marc Frank and Sarah Marsh 10/09/2017

Category 5 Hurricane Irma has left a trail of...