Strengthen Africa’s Seed Systems El Niño Threat Becomes Reality Again
KIGALI, September 3 (IPS) – As climate disasters frequent across the African continent, governments have been promoting climate-smart innovations, including the development of drought-resistant...
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‘Don’t give up’: Syrian women’s ongoing search for the missing
Yasmin Al-Mashaan lost five brothers during more than a decade of conflict in Syria. Two were forcibly disappeared. Three were killed during peaceful demonstrations...
Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia
Following Zambia’s contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raising concerns about the future of...
Africa Has the Answers to Its Food Security Challenges. What It Needs Is the Architecture to Act on Them
KIGALI, Rwanda, September 3 (IPS) – As leaders gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum, they face an urgent question: why do...
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes as fears grow over...
UNICEF Report Underscores Rising Rates of Tech-Facilitated Sexual Abuse Targeting Children
UNITED NATIONS, September 3 (IPS) – A new report from UNICEF finds that approximately 1 in 5 of all children surveyed reported facing tech-facilitated...
Families in Desperate Search for Victims of the ‘Himalayan Tsunami’ in Nepal
KATHMANDU, September 2 (IPS) – On Sunday afternoon, Mingma Tamang, 29, rushed into the TU Teaching Hospital’s emergency ward, where a rescue team had...
‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now
Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report...
Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan
Two truckloads of food aid destined for hungry families in South Kordofan state, Sudan, were destroyed in an aerial attack over the weekend, the...
Decades of war have left ‘depth and breadth’ of trauma across Afghanistan, UN finds
Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences, often without access to justice, reparation or formal...
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