BERLIN, May 16 (IPS) – The landmark land tenure decision by parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 2019 offers a...
Alarm Bells for Africa, Child Labour in Agriculture Requires Urgent Action
Durban, May 15 (IPS) – “We want to address child labour in a way that it empowers the parents to take care of their...
Youths’ Strident Voices Demand an End to Child Labour
Durban, May 15 (IPS) – Children’s voices took centre stage at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, which kicked off...
Building peace, one project at a time in Colombia
A group of former combatants with the FARC rebel group in Colombia have been reflecting on five years of peace and community building in...
Investigations must be held into the actions of the Israeli security forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday, calling...
First Person: ‘I rescued over 1000 trafficking victims’
A human trafficking expert at the United Nations has told UN News how she was instrumental in saving over 1000 trafficking victims, mainly in...
Governments, cities, companies, and communities around the world are taking action to address a significant and growing threat to wildlife, including many species of...
Recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments, will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the world to reach the 2030...
Ukraine war squeezes food supplies, drives up prices, threatens vulnerable nations
Kicking off a three-day meeting on Friday on the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its wider impact on food and energy prices,...
‘Coalition of the willing’ to ensure healthy diets from sustainable food systems
Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet is among the goals of a UN-backed initiative launched on Friday in line with efforts to...
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns 
An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account 
Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone 
How a brutal drought may have helped unleash yellow fever in Brazil