Category: Global

Maternal deaths spike during war and instability, new report warns

Nearly two thirds of all maternal deaths worldwide occur in countries marked by conflict or fragility, according to a report…

Four years of war in Ukraine: Childhood has ‘moved underground’, displacement continues – UN humanitarians

Civilian suffering shows no sign of letting up in Ukraine as the four-year-mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion nears amid attacks…

Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights experts demand accountability

The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and credible evidence” of what independent human…

Sudan crisis: UN agency launches $1.6 billion appeal to support refugees in seven countries

As the war in Sudan approaches a fourth year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 123 partners appealed on Tuesday…

IRAN: ‘Sustainable Change Will Depend on Domestic Organisational Capacity, Not External Force’

  CIVICUS discusses the recent protests in Iran with Sohrab Razaghi, executive director of Volunteer Activists, a Netherlands-based diaspora organisation…

We Must Reject a World Governed by Raw Power

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, February 16 (IPS) – 2026 has begun on a deeply troubling note. International law, long regarded as…

Regional Trade in Transition: Digitalization, Servicing and De-risking

BANGKOK, Thailand, February 16 (IPS) – Trade in the Asia-Pacific region has moved into a new strategic reality. The latest…

Extreme Heat Undermines Decent Work in North Eastern Kenya

GARISSA, Kenya , February 16 (IPS) – By 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, Hawa Hussein Farah is already watching the…

New recombinant mpox strain detected in UK and India, WHO urges continued monitoring

The detection of a newly identified recombinant mpox virus containing genetic material from two known strains underscores the need for…

Guterres tells AU Summit: ‘This is 2026 – not 1946’ in push for reform

Calling for sweeping reforms of global institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told African leaders on Saturday that the absence of…