The UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Saturday expressing grave concern over the escalation of fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where Government...
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From devastating floods in Pakistan, to wildfires in Siberia, the effects of the climate emergency are being felt across the world, and the United...
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed growing concern on Friday over the adoption by Turkiye’s Parliament of a package of amendments to various...
‘Catastrophic’ hunger recorded in Haiti recorded for first time, UN warns
An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public...
Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres
In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization stressed on Friday, ahead of World Food...
Farmers in Bhutan Turn To Asparagus and Strawberries To Boost Incomes
PARO, Bhutan, Oct 14 (IPS) – Zam, 57, sits at her kitchen table looking out the window at her orchard of four dozen apple...
World Food Day 2022 Call to Action as 828M People Go Hungry
New York, Oct 14 (IPS) – In this year alone, the global impact of compounding crises demonstrates, more than ever, why food scarcity must...
Myanmar’s Crisis Since the Coup– in a Nutshell
BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (IPS) – The update on September 26, 2022, of the human rights situation in Myanmar to the UN Human Rights Council...
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (IPS) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in a never-ending flow of arms to the...
Persons with Disabilities Integral Players in Determining Innovative Solutions to Fully Inclusive Societies
BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 14 (IPS) – Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals:...
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify 
As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust 
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement – UNICEF