Trump defends military action against Iran, Venezuela, and calls for rebrand of AI
US President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend recent military action against Iran, urging countries to...
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Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power
Humanity faces four defining “tests of power” – around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI – that will determine whether the world...
Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues
As hostilities worsen in Yemen, more people have been fleeing their homes, further intensifying the humanitarian crisis within the region, the UN Refugee Agency...
Millions of children return to schools that still can’t provide clean water or a working toilet
A new academic year is underway in many countries across the world, yet millions of children still attend schools where the water is unsafe...
Climate Week NYC Kicks off With World Leaders’ Commitments to Action
NEW YORK, September 22 (IPS) – The Climate Group’s annual conference in New York City has attracted thousands of attendees this year, among them...
Time to accept ‘hard truths’ so trust can be rebuilt: General Assembly president
The UN’s survival for 80 years is not, by itself, proof of success, and now, the institution must confront painful truths if it hopes...
In Tanzania, the sea is moving inland – and taking livelihoods with it
Along the coast of Tanzania, in East Africa, the Indian Ocean is pushing saltwater ever farther inland, shrinking coconut harvests, driving fish away and...
Life-Changing Humanitarians Empower Women Against Violence in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands
SYDNEY, Australia, September 22 (IPS) – In the remote Highlands region of Papua New Guinea (PNG), humanitarians are life-saving beacons to women and girls...
Declining Marriage and Increasing Cohabitation
PORTLAND, USA, September 22 (IPS) – Marriage is declining in many countries, with fewer people marrying and many postponing marriage until later in life....
Nature and the Environment: How Can the UN Improve Its Work on the Environment?
APEX, North Carolina / SAN FRANCISCO, California / VIENNA, Austria / SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom / GENEVA, Switzerland, September 22 (IPS) – In March 2025,...
The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 5 
Lavrov issues call for new Eurasian ‘security architecture’ 
Cuba warns against ‘law of the jungle’ as Foreign Minister denounces US pressure 
Saudi Arabia warns Gulf security inseparable from global stability amid regional tensions