Homicides fall as organised crime grows more profitable – and networked
Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into...
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Somali families face renewed violence amid worsening hunger crisis
Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia’s South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and...
World News in Brief: Storm clouds over Gaza, deadly obstacles face Mexican women rights defenders, Latvia booze ban proves lifesaver
UN teams are racing to protect families in Gaza from the coming rainy season, but restricted access to land and shortages of critical supplies...
Who gets to shape AI? UN debate centres on power, trust and inclusion
Artificial Intelligence or AI – and the technology behind it – is moving fast. The question being asked across the world is who gets...
Lebanon: one in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF
Four in five households in Lebanon struggle to afford basic necessities today, with children increasingly going without food, missing school and being pushed into...
Malaysia: UN agency urges safeguards after refugees returned to Myanmar
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has voiced concern over Malaysia’s decision to return 1,476 people to Myanmar amid an ongoing civil war and a...
A new map points out U.S. rivers most worth protecting
Scientists graded every river and stream in the contiguous United States, flagging specific repairs each one needs to support aquatic life.
New Ocean Report Warns of Rising Seas, Ocean Heat and Acidification
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, September 30 (IPS) – Fatuma Makame learned to farm seaweed in the shallow water where her parents worked. These days,...
UNGA81: UN Leaders Calls for Faster Action on Pandemic Preparedness
UNITED NATIONS, September 30 (IPS) – The United Nations High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) on September 25 called for faster...
A Stronger Future for Coffee Starts Where It Is Grown
ROME, September 30 (IPS) – Imagine your morning coffee. You smell the aroma as steam rises from the cup. It wisps and swirls, thins,...
‘One step away from famine’: Inside Afghanistan’s hunger crisis 
Bangladesh: UNICEF chief calls for an end to child marriage 
Rule breaking by just a few people can be contagious 
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease