What Isn’t Named Isn’t Protected and being Named Isn’t Enough
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, September 23 (IPS) – Rightsholders came to Ulaanbaatar from across the world, carrying declarations, demands and years of experience defending the lands...
Diplomacy is the way to address global challenges, Brazil tells General Assembly
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the General Assembly on Tuesday that the UN needs to become a “temple of peace” once...
Trump defends military action against Iran, Venezuela, and calls for rebrand of AI
US President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend recent military action against Iran, urging countries to...
Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues
As hostilities worsen in Yemen, more people have been fleeing their homes, further intensifying the humanitarian crisis within the region, the UN Refugee Agency...
Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power
Humanity faces four defining “tests of power” – around war or peace, inequality, climate change and AI – that will determine whether the world...
Millions of children return to schools that still can’t provide clean water or a working toilet
A new academic year is underway in many countries across the world, yet millions of children still attend schools where the water is unsafe...
Time to accept ‘hard truths’ so trust can be rebuilt: General Assembly president
The UN’s survival for 80 years is not, by itself, proof of success, and now, the institution must confront painful truths if it hopes...
Climate Week NYC Kicks off With World Leaders’ Commitments to Action
NEW YORK, September 22 (IPS) – The Climate Group’s annual conference in New York City has attracted thousands of attendees this year, among them...
In Tanzania, the sea is moving inland – and taking livelihoods with it
Along the coast of Tanzania, in East Africa, the Indian Ocean is pushing saltwater ever farther inland, shrinking coconut harvests, driving fish away and...
Life-Changing Humanitarians Empower Women Against Violence in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands
SYDNEY, Australia, September 22 (IPS) – In the remote Highlands region of Papua New Guinea (PNG), humanitarians are life-saving beacons to women and girls...
When a country goes underwater: Island States fight for their future 
Floods, Hunger and Disease Pile on Myanmar’s Civil War Misery 
IRAQ: ‘Art Is the Only Weapon That Doesn’t Hurt or Kill’ 
Finally, a true blue rose exists