Ukraine: WFP provides hot meals to Oleshky evacuees as UN pushes to restore power before winter
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to more than 400 people who were able to leave the Russian-occupied city...
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Six in seven journalist murders go unpunished, UNESCO reports
Global impunity for journalist killings has risen for the first time in more than a decade, while the growing use of drones is an...
Ethiopia: Violence in the north is pushing health system to the brink, WHO chief warns
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for greater protection for civilians caught in conflict in northern Ethiopia following deadly...
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New Biodiversity Funding Brings Hope for Armenia’s Lake Sevan
YEREVAN & GEGHARKUNIK PROVINCE, Armenia, November 2 (IPS) – The midday sun shines brightly over Lake Sevan. In the still waters, a flock of...
Newborn survival improves when families receive financial support
Rx Kids, a program that provides unconditional cash transfers for pregnant people and infants, reduced neonatal mortality in Flint, Michigan.
Melting permafrost has birthed a new type of large landslide
Permafrost detachment slides involve large slabs of frozen earth thawing from below and then sliding downhill.
The UN Human Rights Council at 20: Credibility in Question
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay / BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, November 2 (IPS) – On 13 October, Burundi won a second consecutive term on the UN Human Rights...
WFP Warnings Become a Reality as Food Insecurity in Haiti on Track to Reach Record Highs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, November 2 (IPS) – Warnings by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that Haiti’s fragile food security gains could quickly unravel...
The Commonwealth Has 2.7 Billion Reasons to Act
LONDON, November 2 (IPS) – Ours is not a new realisation. The Commonwealth is responding to what world leaders have acknowledged for many years:...
When the rains fail: Preparing for drought in Central America 
‘Here, you can eat until you’re full’: Oleshky evacuees savour first proper meals in years 
COP31: National Oil Companies Must Lead Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels, Says NRGI Expert 
COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay