When the Young Stop Waiting: Europe’s Gen Z Is Sending Us All a Message
VICTORIA, Seychelles, November 3 (IPS) – This autumn I have found myself watching the evening news from Europe with a growing sense of recognition....
NEWS
Is Gender Bias at the UN Coming to an Inglorious End?
UNITED NATIONS, November 3 (IPS) – In a bygone era, gender parity was never heard of at the United Nations—UN female staffers were mostly...
World News in Brief: healthcare crisis in Yemen’s Taiz and Afghanistan, Western Sahara mission’s phased closure
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is worsening, particularly in the southwestern city of Taiz, which is being encircled by paramilitary Iran-backed Houthi forces. Read...
Midterms on a Tilted Field
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, November 3 (IPS) – In the run-up to the US midterms, armed federal agents have been knocking on the doors of voters...
Ukraine: WFP provides hot meals to Oleshky evacuees as UN pushes to restore power before winter
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to more than 400 people who were able to leave the Russian-occupied city...
Six in seven journalist murders go unpunished, UNESCO reports
Global impunity for journalist killings has risen for the first time in more than a decade, while the growing use of drones is an...
Ethiopia: Violence in the north is pushing health system to the brink, WHO chief warns
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for greater protection for civilians caught in conflict in northern Ethiopia following deadly...
I Accuse 
New Biodiversity Funding Brings Hope for Armenia’s Lake Sevan
YEREVAN & GEGHARKUNIK PROVINCE, Armenia, November 2 (IPS) – The midday sun shines brightly over Lake Sevan. In the still waters, a flock of...
The UN Human Rights Council at 20: Credibility in Question
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay / BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, November 2 (IPS) – On 13 October, Burundi won a second consecutive term on the UN Human Rights...
Haiti: More than 1,000 killed between July and September, UN report reveals 
Kenya begins countdown towards end of Ebola after last patient discharged 
Africa–Asia: Turning Demographic Change into Opportunity 
Growing Movement Boycotts Krill Products as CCAMLR Fails to Protect Antarctic Ecosystems