Relief teams fear worsening aftermath of Super Typhoon Rai
Super Typhoon Rai which ripped through the Philippines over Christmas, has created a massive emergency with huge and ongoing needs, UN humanitarians said on...
Underfunded and Deadly Tuberculosis Needs its Own Bill Gates
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 07 (IPS) – Global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) are futile without dedicated investment in research into the debilitating disease that...
ROME, Jan 07 (IPS) – As the Omicron surge overwhelms the world, it is clear to people everywhere that the actions which leaders so...
Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp
“Refugees are not and should never be a target”, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday, following reports of a deadly...
The UN is urging authorities in Lebanon to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into an attack earlier this week against peacekeepers maintaining security...
Too Harmful: The March of Salt and Plastics on World Soils
MADRID, Jan 06 (IPS) – There are more under-reported consequences of human activities unmatching the rhythm of Mother Nature. Such is the case, among...
Environmental Disasters Creating More Migrants Within Countries – Podcast
KATHMANDU, Jan 05 (IPS) – In the final months of 2021 you likely saw countless media reports of migrant men, women and children getting...
Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine in 10 killings since 2006 still unresolved. Read the full story,...
COVID-19: New Year brings renewed WHO appeal for vaccine equity
The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week across the globe, the head of the World Health...
UN urges restraint in Kazakhstan, with dozens reportedly killed
Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia have called for...
Türkiye’s changes to child detention ‘raise serious human rights concerns’ 
Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since March 2022 
World News in Brief: Afghanistan education, Myanmar flooding, Syria recovery, homecare workers in New York 
Ebola tracing improves in DR Congo – but the virus is still winning the race