Sri Lanka: WFP ramps up emergency support, beginning with pregnant mothers in need
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking...
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Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees
The human rights situation in Nicaragua has continued to decline over the past three months, with detainees being held in appalling conditions, civic space...
Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians
A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States...
Bilingual Intercultural Education, an Endangered Indigenous Right in Peru
LIMA, Jun 16 (IPS) – “I always express myself in Quechua and I don’t feel I’m less of a person,” said Elías Ccollatupa, 47,...
Sudan: One-third of population faces acute food insecurity
One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a new assessment released on Thursday by the World...
Challenge for 2023: Guaranteeing Sufficient Food Production
ROME, Jun 16 (IPS) – This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General at FAOIf the war in Ukraine and other conflicts around...
Frankincense and Myrrh Have New Economic Resonance for Women in Kenyas Arid North
Nairobi, Jun 16 (IPS) – Clad in traditional regalia and necklaces of richly coloured beads that form magnificent patterns around their necks, an army...
A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide...
Congos Oil Ministry Accused of Greenwashing
KINSHASA, Jun 16 (IPS) – Nine of the 16 oil blocks to be auctioned in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next month overlap...
Sanctions on Russia already hitting remittance-dependent countries in Central Asia: IOM
As the UN marks the International Day of Family Remittances on Thursday, there is concern that economic contraction and job losses in Russia – likely to...
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole 
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief 
Rohingyas in Myanmar suffering ‘heartbreaking’ misery and cruelty 
As wars spread, the global food system unravels