Category: Global

Guterres: Old global order must change as power shifts to emerging economies

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told leaders of a bloc of major emerging economies in New Delhi on Sunday that a…

Married at 13, pregnant and starving: Child brides of Yemen

Fatimah was 13 when she was married off to an older man. Two years later, she gave birth to twin…

‘Where do we go?’: How Israel’s ‘yellow line’ is closing in on Palestinians

Ola Ishtiwi sits with her children in front of the remains of her home in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern…

Central Asia Marks 20 Years of Its Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone With Renewed Call for Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan, September 11 (IPS) – Twenty years after five Central Asian states signed a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons…

At Hammarskjöld’s Grave, Sixty-Five Years After Ndola

Late in August I stood at Dag Hammarskjöld’s grave in Uppsala. It is a quiet place, a long way from…

PHILIPPINES: ‘Responding to Disinformation Can’t Mean Giving the Government a Mandate to Police Truth’

CIVICUS discusses the implications of the Philippines’ proposed anti-disinformation bill with Josalee Deinla, Secretary-General of the National Union of Peoples’…

Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods

UNITED NATIONS, September 11 (IPS) – Two weeks after devastating floods struck Nepal, communities across the country are still struggling…

The Lighter Side of Politics at the UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, September 11 (IPS) – When over 130 world leaders arrive in New York for the high-level segment of…

Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen

At least 46,000 people have been displaced since renewed fighting last week between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in southwestern…

Terrorist propaganda is outpacing global efforts to stop it, UN report finds

Terrorist groups are recruiting, raising money and even planning operations through propaganda that is now “embedded” in every stage of…