The Time to Support the Global South is Now
BERLIN, May 13 (IPS) – While the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is shaking up the European security order, other parts of the...
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine last February has triggered multiple crises in several fronts: the deaths of thousands...
The top UN official in the Middle East has urged Israel to halt all settlement activity following the latest approval given to new construction...
UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on the death penalty, saying the continued use of capital...
The United Nations continues to explore all options to reach civilians affected by Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, deputy humanitarian affairs chief Joyce Msuya...
World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation
Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool...
Plants: Up to 80% of Food and 98% of Oxygen, Endangered
MADRID, May 11 (IPS) – It is as simple –and as horrifying– as that: both human health and the health of Planet Earth depend...
Russia in spotlight over Ukraine atrocities as Human Rights Council meets
The UN Human Rights Council met in special session on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern over atrocities committed against civilians, linked to Russia’s invasion...
WHO ready to support DPR Korea battle COVID-19 infections
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it is committed to helping the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), respond to COVID-19, after...
Mining Destroys the Lives of Indigenous People in Venezuela
CARACAS, May 12 (IPS) – The voracious search for gold in southern Venezuela, practiced by thousands of illegal miners under the protection of various...
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians 
Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals 
World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant deaths at sea; human rights funding 
Yemen escalation displaces more than 57,000 children: UNICEF