Families who fled Ethiopia for Kenya’s Moyale need food, water and shelter
The International Organization of Migration (IOM) and partners are calling for urgent funding to support tens of thousands of people who have escaped violent...
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‘Exceptional’ extreme temperatures to continue into next year, UN reports
In April this year, roughly 146.5 million Indians were exposed to an extreme heatwave with temperatures hitting a sweltering 47℃. Read the full story,...
Security Council LIVE: Strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, as peace talks loom
The Security Council convenes at 10am in New York on Ukraine. Russian strikes on energy infrastructure are threatening millions with another cold, dark winter,...
Reforming the UN Must Begin with Reforming Staff Representation
GENEVA, November 9 (IPS) – Stronger staff representation means a stronger United Nations. This is not simply about protecting jobs or preserving acquired benefits,...
Drought Cripples Dairy Farmers in Maharashtra in ‘Off the Charts’ Weather Year
PUNE, India & ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 9 (IPS) – Dairy farmer Sagar Pawar has to buy water and fodder at inflated rates to feed...
Serbia’s Student Movement: From Protest to Power
LONDON, November 9 (IPS) – On the night of 25 October, tens of thousands filled the streets of Belgrade and other cities, as they’d...
I Continue to Accuse
GENEVA, November 9 (IPS) – This piece focuses on the responsibilities of other prominent figures, leaders of intergovernmental organizations, senior diplomats, and business tycoons...
Beyond the broken glass: The human cost of the 1938 November Pogrom
On his way to school in Vienna on the morning of 10 November 1938, eight-year-old Arthur Schneier watched his synagogue burn while firefighters and...
‘For the first time I have my own chair’: Gaza siblings find new freedom
In Gaza, 10-year-old Anas is one of three siblings born without legs and with only two fingers on each of their hands. They struggle...
COP31 Litmus Test for International Cooperation
ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 8 (IPS) – As the world heads toward COP31 Türkiye starting this week, I’ve been reflecting on how I think COP31...
COP31: New Research Ties Extreme Weather to Mental Health Challenges in Africa 
The brain’s fear center moonlights as the save button for memories 
Europe’s Hera mission is ready to double down on asteroid science 
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support