Category: Global

Empowering Youth Is the Fastest Path to Transforming Least Developed Countries

UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) – The future of the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) will be shaped by a…

The Mideast Conflict Spreads—Beyond the Strait of Hormuz & towards the UN Cafeteria

UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) – The 10-month-old Middle East conflict—which has triggered a rise in the cost of living…

‘Every Bird Counts:’ How city residents can help protect migratory birds

Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this – and…

World News in Brief: Haiti crisis continues, Gaza-West Bank update, Sir David Attenborough at 100

Haiti continues to face escalating violence and deepening insecurity, with gangs expanding their reach beyond Port-au-Prince and civilians increasingly caught…

Central African Republic: Funding cuts put humanitarian support at risk

The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress towards stability and security but major aid budget cuts threaten humanitarian operations…

Somalia teeters on the brink of catastrophe as hunger crisis deepens

“This is not a distant warning. This is a crisis that is unfolding right now and it’s deepening quickly.”Read the…

Lebanon war leaves families foraging for food despite ceasefire

The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon hasn’t prevented “ongoing killing and displacement”, with villages in the south of the country rendered…

Wider hantavirus outbreak risk is ‘absolutely low’, insists UN health agency

The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is “absolutely low”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on…

Cleaning Up the Fields: Across Africa and Asia GEF is Helping Farmers Rewrite Their Pesticide Story

LILONGWE & VIENTIANE, May 7 (IPS) – For decades, pesticides have been a quiet pillar of Malawi’s agriculture, guarding crops…

Why it is Time to Rewrite Africa’s Malaria Story

NEW YORK, May 7 (IPS) – If you woke up with severe fever, would you stay home from work? What…