Afghanistan: A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars
MADRID, Sep 06 (IPS) – Both mainstream media, international bodies and human rights defenders continue to rightly denounce the Taliban’s inhuman abuses against the...
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Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of famine, the heads of the UN’s highest-level humanitarian...
HAMILTON, Canada, Sep 06 (IPS) – Monsoon flooding has occurred often in Pakistan but never to the catastrophic extent presently happening. A distinguishing feature...
BRIGHTON, UK, Sep 06 (IPS) – The UK’s new Prime Minister (and former Foreign Secretary), Liz Truss, enters Downing Street with a full and...
1980s Redux? New context, Old Threats
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 06 (IPS) – As rich countries raise interest rates in double-edged efforts to address inflation, developing countries are struggling...
Somalia receiving unprecedented levels of food aid, with ‘famine at the door’
As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it is delivering...
Execution of Gaza prisoners condemned by UN rights office
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the execution of five prisoners by Hamas, the de facto authorities...
Malawian Farmers Reap More from Sunflower, Chillies
Blantyre, Sep 05 (IPS) – Having harvested and graded their sunflower crop instead of taking it to market, every member of Zikometso Productive and...
The Dying Children Divide
PORTLAND, USA, Sep 05 (IPS) – The chances of a child dying before reaching age five years have dropped substantially worldwide during the recent...
A successful return home to Sudan
Migrants who return home often face significant obstacles in rebuilding their lives. When her situation in Egypt became too difficult, Fatima decided to move...
COP31: New Research Ties Extreme Weather to Mental Health Challenges in Africa 
The brain’s fear center moonlights as the save button for memories 
Europe’s Hera mission is ready to double down on asteroid science 
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support