Afghanistan faces record hunger levels amid rampant rights violations
Acute malnutrition and hunger in Afghanistan have reached the highest levels ever recorded, with 15.9 million people facing acute food insecurity and conditions set...
World losing ground in ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags
Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a...
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2026
A safe home is more than a roof over our heads. It is the foundation of health, security, opportunity and human dignity. Yet for...
Security Council LIVE: Deaths, demolitions spike in Gaza, West Bank
Amid a rise in lethal Israeli strikes, demolitions and violence in Gaza and the West Bank, the Security Council is holding an open debate...
WHO urges faster action to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annually
Countries must accelerate efforts to prevent lead exposure, which is estimated to cause more than 3.5 million deaths globally each year and affects hundreds...
WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya’s efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the...
Kenia Hernández: Indigenous Rights Defender Imprisoned for Her Activism
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 15 (IPS) – Kenia Hernández is an Indigenous Mexican lawyer and human rights defender dedicated to advancing women’s rights and...
Afghanistan’s Stolen Peace: The Women Who Refuse to Be Silenced
BENGALURU, India, October 15 (IPS) – When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, Zahra Nader was pursuing a doctorate in Women...
Many American diets may not include enough of this essential nutrient
With the proliferation of fancy salts and changing dietary habits, there are signs people aren’t getting enough of the crucial mineral iodine.
30 Years of War, 30 Years of Impunity in DR Congo
WASHINGTON DC, October 15 (IPS) – It has been 30 years since Rwanda-backed rebel forces attacked Lemera hospital in what was then eastern Zaire,...
Food contains thousands of overlooked chemicals. This physicist is mapping them 
World News in Brief: Children killed in Myanmar strike, new violence flares in Mozambique, an Internet affordability milestone 
Married off at 14: In Yemen’s war, women and girls suffer ‘devastating consequences’ 
Bad Zionist and Good Zionist? – The Arabs Should Choose the Devil They Know