Somalia receiving unprecedented levels of food aid, with ‘famine at the door’
As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it is delivering...
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Execution of Gaza prisoners condemned by UN rights office
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the execution of five prisoners by Hamas, the de facto authorities...
Malawian Farmers Reap More from Sunflower, Chillies
Blantyre, Sep 05 (IPS) – Having harvested and graded their sunflower crop instead of taking it to market, every member of Zikometso Productive and...
The Dying Children Divide
PORTLAND, USA, Sep 05 (IPS) – The chances of a child dying before reaching age five years have dropped substantially worldwide during the recent...
A successful return home to Sudan
Migrants who return home often face significant obstacles in rebuilding their lives. When her situation in Egypt became too difficult, Fatima decided to move...
The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific
BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 05 (IPS) – Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs,...
Egypt prepares for flagship UN climate conference, in a year of unprecedented global weather shocks
Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country’s environmental...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 05 (IPS) – There are many ways the UN can have a sizeable role in promoting the engagement and participation of...
Biomethane, the Energy that Cleans Garbage in Brazil
FORTALEZA, Brazil, Sep 05 (IPS) – The increasing productivity with which humankind generates waste has gained at least one sustainable counterpart: the extraction of...
One third of Gaza Strip population in need of psychological and social support
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported an increase in the levels of mental disorders amongst the population of...
UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons 
Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future 
Colombia Declares State of Emergency Following Deadly Earthquake 
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