Chinese Fleet Threatens Latin America’s Fish Stocks
CARACAS, Aug 18 (IPS) – Illegal and excessive fishing, mainly attributed to Chinese fleets, remains a threat to marine resources in the eastern Pacific...
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First Person: Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Zarina* is a young Afghan woman entrepreneur. Her drive for innovating, and passion for baking made her one of Afghanistan’s youngest entrepreneurs. Her business...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided emergency assistance, in an urgent response to the needs of communities affected by floods in Yemen, the...
Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria completes mission to northeast
The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, on Wednesday concluded a four-day mission to the northeast, where he visited camps hosting...
Monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths, the head of the World...
Following heavy widespread rains in Yemen, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) remains on high alert as the threat of desert locust emergence looms, the...
Secretary-General António Guterres arrived on Wednesday to Lviv, the largest city in Western Ukraine. Read the full story, “UN chief pays second call on...
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions facing starvation and disease in the Horn of...
Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst socio-economic crisis in its history, and the once robust health-care system is nearing collapse, with...
Rushdie Joins 102 International Writers to Demand Freedom of Expression in India
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IPS) – On the eve of India’s 76th Independence Day, the president of the country, Droupadi Murmu, received a letter signed...
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 
Retired in Ukraine: One Cheese, Two Chickens and a Dozen Eggs