News headlines in 2015, page 61

SANTIAGO, Jun 17 (IPS) - Millions of families on South America's Pacific coast have long depended on artisanal fishing for a living. But they have been increasingly being pushed aside by the industrial fisheries that have made this region a major player in the global seafood industry.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - The world's nuclear powers may succeed in thwarting sanctions by the Security Council or avoiding condemnation by the General Assembly, but they cannot escape the scrutiny of a key international watchdog body: the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).

KALPITIYA, Sri Lanka, Jun 17 (IPS) - Weekends and public holidays are deadly for one of Sri Lanka's most delicate ecosystems – that is when the island's 8,815 hectares of mangroves come under threat.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - Back in November 2007, about 108 military personnel from an Asian country, serving with the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti, were deported home after being accused of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of minors.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - With cities increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage, urban planning and development has become a critical issue in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

MANILA, Jun 17 (IPS) - My country, the Philippines, is one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Even though we are among those countries that hardly contributed emissions and benefited least from burning fossil fuels, we find ourselves at the frontline of the climate crisis.

MANILA, Jun 16 (IPS) - (Last week, Australian Climate Activist offered an apology to the Philippines for his country's lack of action. Today, he partners up with climate tracker from the Philippines Jed Alegado to talk about what the Philippines can do to show its leadership in tackling climate change.)

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is tasked with the protection of the global environment, has asserted that climate change affects people everywhere - with no exceptions.

MEXICO CITY, Jun 16 (IPS) - Her last two jobs left a bitter taste in the mouth of Yoloxochitl Solís, a 48-year-old single mother from Mexico. She sums up the experience in two words: abuse and discrimination.

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jun 16 (IPS) - Israel's deadly game of divide and conquer against its enemies could be coming home to roost with a vengeance, especially as the Islamic State (ISIS) grows in strength in neighbouring countries and moves closer to Israel's borders.