Prioritize Multilateralism to Resolve Iran War Deepening Humanitarian Crisis, Says OSF Vice President
UNITED NATIONS, October 6 (IPS) – Seven months into the Iran War, threats of further military escalation and stalled efforts to reopen the Strait...
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Dementia: A Rapidly Rising Global Challenge
PORTLAND, USA, October 6 (IPS) – Dementia is a rapidly growing global health challenge that affects many millions of people worldwide and places significant...
Workers Helping Feed the World but Starved of Dignity
BULAWAYO, October 6 (IPS) – A new report reveals widespread labour exploitation among food system workers, warning that keeping the world fed comes at...
The Late Arrivals
VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 6 (IPS) – One night, many years ago now, on a remote beach in the outer islands of Seychelles, I sat...
ICC unseals four arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women and girls
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan,...
Extreme heat making pregnancy a ‘new fault line’ in climate crisis
Pregnancy and childbirth have become a “new fault line in the global climate crisis” as extreme heat worsens, the head of the UN climate...
Security, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate action
Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat? Read the full story, “Security, sacrifice or opportunity:...
More than 184,000 displaced as fighting intensifies in Yemen
Intense fighting in Yemen has forced more than 184,000 people from their homes since the start of August, most of them since early September,...
‘The clock on AI regulation is ticking’, warns UN rights chief
The world is running out of time to put guardrails on artificial intelligence, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Monday, as...
‘Nothing can justify these atrocities,’ says Guterres three years on from 7 October attacks
Three years after Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups attacked Israel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said nothing can justify the atrocities of 7...
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? 
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter 
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify