The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top...
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Young entrepreneurs have been swapping inspiring stories at a UN-partnered youth summit on Thursday about how they’ve driven positive change for their communities and the environment – and how everyone can do the same. Read the full story, “Don’t be afraid...
Although the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on maritime trade last year was less severe than expected, the knock-on effects will be far reaching and could...
Interview: On brink of humanitarian crisis, there’s ‘no childhood’ in Afghanistan
For over 70 years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has had a presence across Afghanistan – even as the Taliban secured power over the summer. Read...
Why Seed Companies Fear M鸩co
ORANGE, California, US, Nov 18 (IPS) – Last month México’s Supreme Court provided hope for biodiversity, especially in the Global South, while flaming fear...
1 in 2 Humans Cannot Celebrate World Toilet Day – This Is Why
Did you know that half of the world’s population do not have toilets? And that, globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking...
Children Address Unequal Access to Education During Pandemic
DUBAI, Nov 18 (IPS) – In the whirl of effort nations are making to combat COVID-19, the powerful role that children and young people...
Youth embody ‘spirit’ of 21st century more than parents, new survey shows
Even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other global challenges, children and youth are nearly 50 per cent more likely...
Although progress has been made in Somalia’s electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in...
Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggles for legitimacy
Despite a crisis of trust both within the country and abroad, three months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it is taking halting...
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026