Compounded by rampant human rights violations, limited access to basic services, and persistent barriers to humanitarian aid, ...

Nearly three decades have passed, but Japhet Gimbi still remembers the El Niño-induced rain in his town of Tabora, in western ...

People who choose to end their lives through voluntary assisted dying typically face terminal, incurable, or debilitating ...

When you grow up on a small island, the ocean is not scenery. It is your neighbour, your livelihood, and the measure of time ...

Nearly 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan is projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity this winter, and ...

Afghan women's protests continue online despite Taliban restrictions, as activists risk their safety to defend education, freedom and women's rights ...

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 2026 (IPS) - A continuation of hostilities within the Strait of Hormuz is once again threatening one of the world’s most critical supply chain arteries, posing another wave of ...

Bangkok hosted two summits last week. Inside the Queen Sirikit Convention Center, more than 15,000 finance ministers, central ...

An Ebola death last week in Kenya is highlighting the urgency of Africa’s public health emergency preparedness.

The world lost more than 7m hectares of forest to deforestation in 2025, a modest improvement but still far from what is ...

Thirty years of war and impunity fuel the DR Congo conflict. Ida Sawyer calls for international action to end atrocities and ...

The date also marked four years since a landmark UN report found that abuses in the region may constitute crimes against humanity. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch estimate that over a ...