Invading Russian forces have almost completely destroyed Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine. Former resident Alina Beskrovna recalled to UN News, a month-long ordeal sheltering...
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NEW YORK, Apr 19 (IPS) – “The war in Ukraine is a European …and a Christian… matter… It does not require the involvement of...
Ukraine: Aid agencies step up relief deliveries as humanitarian situation worsens
Amidst devastating Russian shelling and attacks on health care facilities and personnel, UN aid agencies said on Tuesday that they continue to mobilize inside...
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 19 (IPS) – Once deemed a basic human needs success story, Sri Lanka (SL) is now in its worst...
African-born advocate and refugee, reflects on being a Black woman in the US
On the heels of Black History Month in February, Women’s History Month in March and the appointment of the first Black female Justice to...
The United Nations commended on Monday a new signed Action Plan to safeguard children affected by armed conflict in Yemen. Read the full story,...
One in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently threatened by climate change, the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, warned...
Guterres appeals for urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine to allow delivery of life-saving aid as well as evacuations,...
High Cost of Debt is Crippling Developing Nations: How can we Bridge the Finance Divide?
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 18 (IPS) – As the world is rocked by a confluence of crises, the global economic outlook for 2022 is becoming...
Mexico Embraces Gas, Scorns Renewable Energy
MÉRIDA, Mexico, Apr 18 (IPS) – At home, Isabel Bracamontes uses gas only for cooking. “We try to prepare food that doesn’t need cooking,...
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