Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it hard to return home once they decide to...
Ukraine invasion: Needs keep growing with cities facing ‘fatal shortages’; breakthrough as UN convoy reaches Sumy
After a missile attack near the airport in Lviv in western Ukraine early on Friday, UN humanitarians warned that the situation across the country...
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Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against...
No sign of Ukraine bioweapons labs says disarmament chief, after further Russian claims
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Brutal War on Yemen: Dire Hunger Crisis Teetering on the Edge of Catastrophe
MADRID, Mar 18 (IPS) – Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in...
Informal Workers Face Up to the Crisis in Latin America
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UN Ocean Conference 2022: ‘Fleet’ of solutions to be launched
The solutions to restore the health of the ocean -which provides us with oxygen, food and livelihoods- are out there, and in 100 days...
Gamechanger HIV injection rolls out in South Africa and Brazil
The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa and Brazil, as an alternative to daily medication,...
How Collective Action Can Move the Needle on Gender Equality
NEW YORK, Mar 18 (IPS) – During this year’s sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), we are eager to...
What do we mean by ‘COVID-19 changes your brain’?
Like all writers, I spend large chunks of my time looking for words. When it comes to the ultracomplicated and mysterious brain, I need...
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026