Eastern Caribbean Youth Join Calls for Resilient Global Food Systems
Aug 26 (IPS) – As the international community prepares for the landmark United Nations Food Systems Summit, a pivotal gathering as part of a...
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As Climate Disaster Migration Rises, Girls Get Married Off
BHUBANESWAR, India, Aug 25 (IPS) – When 11-year-old Mitali Padhi hugged her childhood friends to say goodbye, she felt a deep-seated foreboding. Read the...
NEW DELHI, India, Aug 26 (IPS) – Sania Farooqui is a journalist and filmmaker based out of New Delhi.“Sexual harassment is not about sexual...
The convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic with natural hazards, made worse by climate change, has reshaped and expanded the disaster “riskscape” in Asia and...
The UN and partners on Wednesday launched a $187.3 million appeal to support half a million people affected by the deadly earthquake in southwestern...
Climate solutions, changemakers, and celebrities: major UN podcast series launched
The UN launches No Denying It, a new 10-part climate action podcast, on Thursday, featuring interviews with inspiring young activists, and the voices of...
The next three months will be a critical period for stepping up global collective action against future pandemics, the head of the World Health...
A crisis of incredible proportions is unfolding in Afghanistan as conflict, combined with drought and COVID-19, is pushing Afghans into a humanitarian catastrophe, the...
With just 46 days until Iraq goes to the polls, the UN Assistance Mission for the country (UNAMI) is stepping up its communications to...
Finding solutions based on peace and development is crucial for the future of the nearly seven million forcibly displaced people from Sudan and South...
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026