Category: Global

IRAQ: ‘Art Is the Only Weapon That Doesn’t Hurt or Kill’

CIVICUS discusses public art, gender-based violence and censorship in Iraqi Kurdistan with Tara Abdullah, a multidisciplinary visual artist from Sulaymaniyah…

Floods, Hunger and Disease Pile on Myanmar’s Civil War Misery

YANGON, Myanmar, September 23 (IPS) – Isolated and at constant war with itself, Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis is deepening as global…

What Isn’t Named Isn’t Protected and being Named Isn’t Enough

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, September 23 (IPS) – Rightsholders came to Ulaanbaatar from across the world, carrying declarations, demands and years of…

Syria begins ‘new phase of revival’, President Al-Sharaa tells General Assembly

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that his country “is rising” on many levels, thanks…

Security Council LIVE: World leaders debate ongoing war in Ukraine

Five years of war. Another winter closing in. Today, the Security Council once again debates a path to peace –…

UN health agency calls for investment boost to save young lives from cancer

More children and young people are beating cancer, but progress remains uneven across regions and age groups, highlighting the need…

DR Congo Ebola outbreak toll exceeds 3,700 deaths

More than 130 days into the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health experts said…

United Kingdom announces action on disinformation and global AI standards

The United Kingdom will fight disinformation at home and abroad, and work to ensure global safety standards for artificial intelligence…

Right to development: A blueprint for unmet promises

Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Declaration on the Right to Development this December, world leaders gathered at…

Climate Week NYC Kicks off With World Leaders’ Commitments to Action

NEW YORK, September 22 (IPS) – The Climate Group’s annual conference in New York City has attracted thousands of attendees…