International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent military coup. Read the full story, “Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears...
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The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council elected a new judge this Friday to sit on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN. ...
Nearly 23 million people, or 55 per cent of the Afghan population, are estimated to be in crisis or experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity between now and...
COP26: Thousands of young people take over Glasgow streets demanding climate action
“What do we want? Climate justice! When do we want it? Now!” echoed throughout central Glasgow on Friday as thousands of protesters took the...
Daughters of a Lesser God (II) 200 Million Girls Mutilated
MADRID, Nov 05 (IPS) – While male circumcision is spread mainly among Muslim and other religious communities, and it is apparently accepted by some...
Preliminary evidence shows a widespread and systematic attack on civilians in Myanmar in the wake of the coup in February, amounting to crimes against...
The Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia. Read the full story, “Security Council ‘deeply...
Finance Nature-based Solutions to Quiet Natures Wrath – Experts
Glasgow, Nov 05 (IPS) – Climate change experts and leaders from the Commonwealth member states rallied behind calls to accelerate climate finance for nature-based...
As a Humanitarian Crisis Engulfs Afghanistan, Education Cannot Wait Makes Urgent Appeal for Access to Quality Learning for All Children
New York, Nov 05 (IPS) – After leading a landmark, first-ever all-women mission to Afghanistan last week, Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait,...
By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world’s population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis. ...
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