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

BRATISLAVA, Jul 2 2026 (IPS) - A U.S. decision to cut off funding for HIV projects in South Africa has been condemned amid warnings it could be “catastrophic” for efforts to control the disease in the ...

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 ...

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

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 2026 (IPS) - Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region has expanded considerably, largely driven by a surge of violence—particularly in the ...

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

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

Kenia Hernández is an Indigenous Mexican lawyer and human rights defender dedicated to advancing women’s rights and social ...

The urgency of tackling the climate crisis could hardly have been clearer during the Global Tipping Points Conference 2026.

Kazakhstan has spent more than two decades pursuing an unusual diplomatic undertaking: keeping representatives of different ...

Against this backdrop, the 2026 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty calls for Safe Homes for All, under the ...

A UN DESA report, which addresses global transformations, highlights the disparities in employment, social inclusion, and ...