Rohingya Repatriation: A Roadmap Without a Road
VANCOUVER B.C., Canada, August 3 (IPS) – The Rohingya crisis remains one of the most enduring humanitarian and political failures in South and Southeast...
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Who picks up the tab for AI’s unbridled genius?
ROME, August 3 (IPS) – For the last few years, Artificial intelligence has been making increasingly intrusive demands for our attention. It burst onto...
Trapped by a Facebook job advert, freed by a stranger in a taxi
Sofia* was 27, raising her seven-year-old son alone in Venezuela, and running out of options. For years she had distributed personal hygiene products door...
Recovery in Ukraine, one life at a time
In classrooms, maternity wards, hospital corridors and local communities across Ukraine, people are rebuilding their lives despite the ongoing war. Read the full story,...
Wildfires are often associated with the destruction they leave behind, but the smoke they produce can pose a serious health threat far beyond the...
As much of the world faces grapples with above normal temperatures and major rainfall changes, the UN Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday that...
Violence and civilian casualties are rising across the Middle East – from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza to continued hostilities in Lebanon and the West...
East Asia and Pacific Faces a USD 900 Billion Maritime Investment Challenge
UNITED NATIONS, July 31 (IPS) – East Asia and the Pacific’s (EAP) maritime system has powered the region’s rise as the world’s largest trading...
The climate pattern putting millions at risk: El Niño explained
El Niño is putting millions of lives at risk in eastern and southern Africa but the UN is ensuring that communities are better prepared...
ARMENIA: ‘Anti-LGBTQI+ Discourse Is Increasingly Tied to Anti-democratic Narratives’
CIVICUS discusses disinformation campaigns targeting the LGBTQI+ community in Armenia with Hripsime Kizogyan, Executive Director of Pink Armenia, a community-based organisation that defends the...
Meet Swiftiephylus, an Australian bug named after Taylor Swift 
‘Bogland’ explores beautifully strange ecosystems 
Will the General Assembly Continue to be Subservient to the P-5 Refusing to Challenge the Nominee for UN Chief? 
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