Veto is the Chief Culprit but Expulsion or Suspension is Not the Remedy
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) – The ongoing war in Ukraine has raised the question of expulsion or suspension of the Russian Federation from...
Inflation Targeting Constrains Development
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 08 (IPS) – All too many developing countries have been persuaded or required to prioritize inflation targeting (IT) in...
A new image captures enormous gas rings encircling an aging red star
Huge rings of gas surround a large red star named V Hydrae, new images show, signaling its eventual transformation into a much smaller and...
First Person: Giving birth during the Ukraine crisis
Mariia Shostak, a 25-year-old woman living in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, started having contractions on 24 February, the day the Russian Federation launched a...
UN relief chief outlines immediate humanitarian priorities for Ukraine
Allowing civilians to safely leave areas under fire in Ukraine, and delivering desperately needed aid to these locations, are among immediate priorities for humanitarians,...
South Sudan marks milestone amid stalled progress, spreading violence
South Sudan’s unity government marked its two-year anniversary against a backdrop of stalled constitutional progress and ongoing cycles of community violence – often fuelled...
International Women’s Day, 2022 – How Bangladesh Became a Test Case for Women’s Empowerment
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 07 (IPS) – The increased empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh over the past 10 years has been no accident. A...
International Women’s Day, 2022 – To Overcome Africa’s Development Crisis, Invest in Strengthening Girls’ Power
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 07 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. It was on a...
International Women’s Day, 2022 – Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow
DUBLIN, Mar 07 (IPS) – Women are already leaders on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Sisters Nina and Helena Gualinga of the Kichwa...
The War in Ukraine and the Spectre of Genocide
STOCKHOLM, Mar 07 (IPS) – Georg Hegel once stated: ”What experience and history teach is this — that nations and governments have never learned...
Yemen’s humanitarian crisis growing by the hour amid spike in displacement 
Nepal floods: ‘Apocalyptic’ destruction signals wider climate threat across Himalayas 
Haiti: Child malnutrition crisis worsens amid escalating violence 
The Connection Between Urbanization and Poverty: How Cities Can Reduce Poverty – Or Deepen It