World News in Brief: ‘Horrific’ attack in Sudan, Israeli incursions in Syria intensify, most women and girls homeless in Gaza
A suspected drone strike has left at least 40 dead in Sudan’s Blue Nile State – near the Ethiopian border – according to initial...
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Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was on Friday announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel...
Security Council LIVE: Yemen in spotlight as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate
The Security Council meets top of the hour to discuss Yemen, where a Houthi offensive launched in September has sharply escalated the 12-year-long war...
Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains
Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming...
UNICEF Warns Impending El Niño Threatens Education, Health, and Safety for Millions
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) – New figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) project that the impending 2026-2027 El Niño cycle could...
Tanzania’s Biggest City Bets on Elevated Bridge to Dodge Chronic Flooding
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 9 (IPS) – Each morning on her way to Kariakoo, Clementina Nyangwine looks out of her commuter bus as...
Protection That Holds: Keeping Nature Safe From Extraction
SINGAPORE, October 9 (IPS) – When governments gather in Yerevan this month for the 17th UN Convention on Biological Diversity, they will weigh a...
‘Age must never diminish rights,’ UN independent expert warns
Older women around the world face violence, exploitation and neglect, yet remain largely invisible in the laws, policies, data and services designed to protect...
UN rights chief: Legacy of slavery and colonialism is still fuelling racism
The legacy of enslavement and colonialism continues to shape the lives of Africans and people of African descent, UN human rights chief Volker Türk...
‘Overshoot is not a reason to surrender’: UN calls for accelerated climate action ahead of COP31 summit
As world leaders prepare for November’s major COP31 climate summit in Türkiye, record-breaking heat, devastating floods and an unprecedented El Niño climate pattern are...
Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss 
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Artemis II results show how much science people can do at the moon 
Ebola Spread Raises Fresh Urgency for Africa’s Domestic Health Funding