The number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, rose last year to nearly 82.4 million people, a further four percent...
NEWS
The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the...
For People with Disabilities, COVID-19 Lays Bare the Weaknesses in Social Safety Nets
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (IPS) – The 14th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...
The Energy Revolution Is Here: How to Be Part of It
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (IPS) – The 2021 High-level Dialogue on Energy, scheduled to take place June 21-25, represents the first global gathering on...
Amid worsening socioeconomic conditions, rising criminal gang violence and a resurgence of COVID-19, Haiti’s leaders must commit to good-faith dialogue aimed at ending a...
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for...
New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide – taking...
Innovative measures to address debt are required to help the world’s more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Call for Political Belt-tightening to Prevent Drought Becoming the Next Pandemic
BHUBANESWAR, India, Jun 17 (IPS) – June 17 is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. A new report shows that climate change, overuse...
The Caribbean Looks to Research for Answers to COVID-19, NCDs and Climate Change Challenges
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) – The Caribbean Public Health Agency is banking on high-quality research to inform policy, programming and clinical practice, amid...
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods 
PHILIPPINES: ‘Responding to Disinformation Can’t Mean Giving the Government a Mandate to Police Truth’ 
The Sept. 11 disasters still shape people’s health 25 years later 
Ukraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’