The UN Secretary-General is appalled by the deadly missile attack on Thursday against the city of Vinnytsia in central Ukraine, that reportedly killed at...
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Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be tossed “a lifeline,” thanks to a new UN humanitarian and development package, launched on Thursday....
New administration in Colombia provides ‘tremendous opportunity’ to further peace
The international community should lend full support to the incoming administration in Colombia, which has a tremendous opportunity to speed up implementation of the...
Drones To Help Fishers Avoid Border Conflicts on Lake Victoria
Nairobi, Jul 14 (IPS) – It is exactly two years since George Omuodo’s brutal confrontation with fishers from Uganda, an encounter that left him...
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 14 (IPS) – In his opening address to the 2022 Ministerial meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on the UN’s Sustainable...
The decision by a Philippines court to uphold the conviction of campaigning journalist Maria Ressa should be reassessed by the newly elected government, the UN...
Guterres hails ‘critical step forward’ on resuming Ukraine grain exports
The UN chief on Wednesday described progress between Russia and Ukraine on allowing the resumption of grain exports during UN-brokered talks in Türkiye, as...
In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has also been keeping a close eye on the puzzling spread...
More women work in health and care but they earn 24 per cent less than men: UN report
Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25 per cent less than their male counterparts – a larger gender pay gap...
BRAC celebrates 50 years: A case for social development founded and led by the Global South
New York, Jul 13 (IPS) – The success of BRAC in Bangladesh highlights the significance of development initiatives led by the Global South to...
Renewed Hostilities In Yemen Inflame Displacement and Regional Risks 
One Man’s Quest to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Mali 
Ukraine: Attacks on education threaten an entire generation, UNICEF warns 
Back to school in Haiti: ‘Madame, can you stop what the gangs are doing to us?’