Haiti: Earthquake leaves mounting death toll, injuries and extensive damage
Four days after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Haiti, the level of destruction and desperation is becoming increasingly evident, the United Nations said...
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How Many More Innocent Lives Must be Lost in Tigray, asks Adama Dieng
Aug 18 (IPS) – Despite a June 30 unilateral ceasefire declaration by Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed, United Nations agencies say a recent escalation in...
Community Inclusion Currencies: Money for the People Podcast
KATHMANDU, Aug 18 (IPS) – Do you think it’s possible to transform communities that are stagnating from a lack of currency into places where...
Defend trans community rights: Bachelet tells Copenhagen forum
Amidst an “alarming rise in hateful discourse” against transgender people globally, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned that this community still...
The delivery of lifesaving aid and medical supplies to millions of Afghans must not be cut, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, citing a more than threefold...
How to Protect Your Data from Malicious Encryption?
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Aug 18 (IPS) – Ransomware is deploying its encryption right on your computer. The malicious process runs in the background as...
Afghanistan faces a “cultural disaster”, following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur said on Tuesday, in a statement urging...
Reliable fuel and electricity supply are urgently needed in Lebanon to avert a potential “humanitarian catastrophe”, the top UN aid official in the country warned on...
UN chief urges support for Haiti to avert ‘humanitarian disaster’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support to Haiti as the country recovers from a deadly earthquake under the...
The vaccination against Ebola of high-risk populations began on Monday in Côte d’Ivoire following the discovery of an outbreak in the country three days ago....
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