As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 20 (IPS) – Nearly three decades have passed, but Japhet Gimbi still remembers the rain. Read the full story,...
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Hunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty: Türk
More than a quarter of humanity struggles to get enough food, even though the world produces enough for everyone, UN human rights chief Volker...
UN condemns deadly wave of drone strikes in war-torn Sudan
Drone strikes killed and injured dozens across Sudan on Monday as the ongoing war continues to cause soaring displacement and hunger. Read the full...
Guterres honours Indonesian troops who paid ‘ultimate sacrifice’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to Indonesian peacekeepers on Monday, laying a wreath in honour of four who recently lost their lives in...
‘Season of fear’: Escalating Israeli attacks on West Bank olive farmers, deadly strikes on Gaza
Israeli attacks on war-torn Gaza over the weekend killed at least six Palestinians, including children, despite a year-old ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, in the occupied...
Haiti: Elections on hold as gangs adapt to security crackdown, Security Council hears
Armed groups in Haiti are adapting to intensified security operations, stepping up reprisals against civilians and extending their reach into rural areas, the UN...
Protecting Earth’s fragile biodiversity takes spotlight at Armenia talks
Biodiversity losses continue to upend the lives of billions of people whose future prosperity depends on countries taking urgent action to protect our planet,...
Gaza: Funding cuts leave half a million without food assistance
Funding shortages have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash assistance to hungry families in the Gaza Strip by roughly one third –...
Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid the Climate Crisis
BELÉM, Brazil, October 19 (IPS) – In 2024, as floodwaters approached Lutalo Canti’s home in Porto Alegre, Brazil, he lifted some furniture off the...
Inside the New York ‘time machine’ racing to save a century of sound and film
“I tell my kids I work in a time machine,” said Rhony Dostaly. In a basement beneath Lincoln Center, the media preservation engineer rescues...
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