Category: Global

After an Ebola centre was attacked, peacekeepers moved in next door

A new mobile UN peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has allowed local authorities to continue…

Middle East: UN warns against wider escalation after Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

As fighting intensifies in the Middle East, the United Nations on Friday warned against further escalation in the US-Iran war…

Wildfires surge across Europe as Spain and France battle major blazes

The amount of land burned by wildfires across Europe has increased by 57 per cent in four years, according to…

In El Obeid, Sudanese women face drones by day, rape by night, to reach water

In El Obeid, women and girls now face an impossible choice over something as basic as a bucket of water:…

‘Judges should be superhuman’: The invisible burden behind the bench

When conflict erupts, disasters strike or political crises unfold, courts are among the few institutions expected to keep functioning –…

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan dismissed

Member States of the International Criminal Court dismissed its Prosecutor Karim Khan following disciplinary proceedings related to widely reported sexual…

Security Council debrief: Race for critical minerals intensifies amidst warnings of conflict

The world needs more critical minerals than ever before for electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels, batteries and smartphones.Read the…

‘Women do not stop giving birth in an emergency’ – one month after Venezuela quakes

One month after twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, thousands of women and girls continue to face difficulty in accessing essential healthcare…

Hunger in Latin America Keeps Falling – Now Healthy Diets Must Become Affordable

ROME, July 23 (IPS) – Hunger is falling across most of Latin America and the Caribbean. The region’s next challenge…

Food and Transport Costs through Strait of Hormuz Remain High, Burdening Vulnerable Economies

UNITED NATIONS, July 23 (IPS) – Prior to the latest round of hostilities between the United States and Iran, freight…