Heightened security fears on Chernobyl disaster anniversary
On the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, the world is again concerned about the safety of nuclear power plants, amid the...
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TEANECK, New Jersey, Apr 26 (IPS) – It was a long, harrowing road for Freshta and Shabaneh, two mothers (their names are pseudonyms) who...
Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality
UAYMA, Mexico, Apr 26 (IPS) – Every other Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. sharp, a group of 26 Mexican women meet for an hour to...
The World Can Stop Capital Flight Now
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 26 (IPS) – Curbing capital flight from developing countries is long overdue. New sanctions against Russian oligarchs show this can...
Poor Water Distribution Infrastructure Gives Jamaica a ‘Water Scarce’ Label
Kingston, Jamaica, Apr 26 (IPS) – It will take billions of dollars and many years to fix a growing problem that has placed Jamaica...
Population and Development Commission: ‘Perfect Storm’ of crises take shape
Against the backdrop of shifting population demographics, conflicts, post-pandemic shocks and climate change, the developing world is on the brink of a “perfect storm”...
UN human rights experts urge United States to ease Afghanistan assets freeze
Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, independent UN human rights experts called, on Monday, for the United States to end its freeze...
UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan
Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, including rapes, gang rapes, beheadings, burning civilians alive, and...
Middle East: ‘No justification’ for terrorism or violence against civilians, Security Council hears
Recent violence in the occupied West Bank and terror attacks in Israel have killed and injured scores of civilians, the UN Special Coordinator for...
‘This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains
Ethiopia’s eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian situation for around 3.5 million people,...
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