More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021
A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more than in 2020, the International Organization for Migration...
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Countries review progress on global migration compact
Although many migrants worked on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, risking their own lives to save others, they were at times denied access...
Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so far, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief said on...
Mali’s withdrawal from G5 Sahel, Joint Force ‘a setback’ for the region
Mali’s decision on 15 May to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is “unfortunate” and “regrettable”, a senior United Nations official...
As COVID Wanes, Tuberculosis Deaths Must Become Visible
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 19 (IPS) – It is time to treat the scourge of Tuberculosis scourge with the same urgency as we...
Debt Distress in Africa: Problems and Ways Forward
PRETORIA, South Africa, May 19 (IPS) – The COVID pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on Africa’s sovereign debt situation. Currently, 22 countries...
Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief said on Wednesday, in a call to action to fight the...
COVID-19 rates are on the rise in the Americas, where new infections and fatalities have been steadily increasing over the past four weeks, the...
The global economy is expected to grow by only 3.1 per cent this year, down from the 4.0 per cent projected in January, largely...
The first ever International Day for Women in Maritime kicked off its inaugural celebration on Wednesday with a seminar to “take stock and identify...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly