Though highly preventable and treatable, cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in reproductive-aged women globally, according to the UN...
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Each day ‘a new adventure’ for UN humanitarian air service worker
“Every day is a new adventure”, as part of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Syria, according to a young staff member who helps aid workers check in, board and fly safely between the capital, Damascus, and her home...
Truth as War Causality? The Case of Ethiopia
STOCKHOLM, Jan 05 (IPS) – A brutal drama is unfolding in Ethiopia and it is difficult to find straightforward accounts of what is happening...
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 05 (IPS) – Across Latin America and the Caribbean there is a culture of impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence. Crimes...
Population Ageing: An Inescapable Future
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 05 (IPS) – The ageing of human populations is an inescapable demographic future. That evolving and universal future is increasingly challenging...
Free at Last: Trafficked Woman’s Story a Warning to Other Vulnerable Job Seekers
KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan 05 (IPS) – When Kamikazi * from Gisagara, a district in Southern Rwanda, was forced to quit her job due to...
Warring parties should never attack children or the services they rely on, a senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Tuesday,...
Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that a harsh winter in Afghanistan is aggravating already severe conditions faced by millions across the country. Read the...
Pakistan: Smartcard registration drive for Afghan refugees ends
The first drive to verify data relating to around 1.4 million Afghan refugees on the move over past decade in Pakistan has been concluded,...
World Braille Day: Pandemic shows importance of information access for all
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how critical it is to ensure essential information is accessible to everyone, including people living with disabilities. On World...
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 
Lebanon: After 48 years patrolling the Blue Line, UN peacekeepers prepare exit 
Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious? 
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026