Colombia earthquake: UN joins national response
As earthquake rescue efforts across western Colombia continued on Tuesday, UN agencies said that they stood ready to help “with everything we’ve got” if...
Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Israeli settler violence in West Bank
The Security Council holds an open debate on Tuesday which is expected to address escalating Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank as...
Obstetric Violence: Syrian Women Speak Out
ALEPPO, Syria, August 11 (IPS) – The abuse 30-year-old Nour Al-Badawi experienced in an Aleppo public hospital while giving birth resulted in her having...
Bamboo toilet paper intrigued me. Reality turned out to be messy
What makes a greener wipe? Researchers have more to say about bamboo’s ecological risks, given limited carbon footprint data.
The largest known galaxy is wider than 17 Milky Ways
Scientists have identified the edge of galaxy IC 1101 and crowned it with the title of largest known galaxy.
Lebanon: UN peacekeepers count hundreds of Israeli strikes and incursions in a single weekend
Israeli forces fired 455 projectiles into south Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times between Friday and Sunday, the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the...
Fighting deepens needs and fuels further displacement in Sudan
Ongoing conflict, displacement and funding shortages continue to deepen needs in Sudan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on...
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Forge Mutual Defence Pact, as Iran Pursues New Shipping Framework
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Forge Mutual Defence Pact, as Iran Pursues New Shipping Framework
UNITED NATIONS, August 11 (IPS) – In Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic Türkiye, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan agreed to...
Resilience Is Not Enough: OCHA Sounds Alarm on Underfunded Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, August 11 (IPS) – “Mainly, people tell me they’re exhausted. They’re exhausted from being poor, from being hungry, from repeated climate shocks,...
Humanitarian aid warehouses come under attack in Ukraine
Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left civilians vulnerable to repeated deadly attacks and humanitarian workers and key facilities being targeted and destroyed....
‘Don’t give up’: Syrian women’s ongoing search for the missing 
Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia 
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine 
Africa Has the Answers to Its Food Security Challenges. What It Needs Is the Architecture to Act on Them