Category: Global

Nepal floods: ‘Apocalyptic’ destruction signals wider climate threat across Himalayas

The catastrophic flooding that swept away entire villages in northern Nepal could occur again in the country or elsewhere in…

War in Ukraine: Hungarian Minority Pushed to the Edge

UZHGOROD, Ukraine, September 17 (IPS) – It happened in 1920. At the Grand Trianon Palace at Versailles, the Allies drew…

Ahead of COP17, UN Biodiversity Chief Urges Urgent Realignment of Finance with Nature Goals

KUNMING, China, September 17 (IPS) – The world may have enough money to protect nature. The bigger problem, according to…

What it Means to be ‘Too Old’ and a Woman: Systemic Gendered Ageism and Loss of Belonging

TORONTO / LONDON, September 17 (IPS) – Chung Sun-cha started collecting cardboard, plastic, and other recycling materials off the streets…

ETHIOPIA: ‘Reporting on Abuses Shouldn’t Be Treated as a Threat to National Interest’

CIVICUS discusses renewed conflict and a growing crackdown on independent media in Ethiopia with Yonas Kedir, Editor-in-Chief of the independent…

Bangladesh Must Face Its Quiet Crisis of Internal Displacement

DHAKA, Bangladesh, September 17 (IPS) – Bangladesh is rightly praised for saving lives during cyclones and floods. Early warning systems,…

World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant deaths at sea; human rights funding

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to raise $97.5 million to protect 540,000 children and their families in Gaza…

Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals

At the current rate of progress, gender equality would take 171 years to achieve, a new UN report finds as…

UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran confirmed that civilians in the country suffered serious human rights violations and “crimes…

Guterres calls for action as hate speech spreads across new platforms online

The UN Secretary-General has called for concerted action by governments, technology companies and civil society to stamp out hate speech,…