Category: Global

Global demining work strained by rising conflicts and shrinking aid

Demining experts from around the world have been sharing their collective shock at the widespread and growing threat from unexploded…

World Press Freedom Day, 2026

On May 3rd, the world marks World Press Freedom Day – a United Nations observance dedicated to the fundamental principles…

‘Nuclear Weapons Are Not Just Tools of War. They Are Weapons of Mass Suffering.’

NEW YORK, May 1 (IPS) – “We choose hope because despair is a form of surrender that we cannot accept,”…

Famine in South Sudan Projected to Worsen Without Humanitarian Intervention

UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (IPS) – In 2026, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan has taken a considerable turn for…

Press Freedom: A Story of Lives Lost, Budgets Slashed, Status Eroded

TORONTO, Canada, May 1 (IPS) – Press freedom is on the retreat across much of the world. As documented by…

Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media

Journalists working in Haiti are under constant threat of death or injury from rapidly expanding criminal gangs, as they continue…

World News in Brief: Aung San Suu Kyi released from prison, Israel’s new death penalty, Cambodia convictions, healthcare inequalities in South America

Former Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to house arrest, with her sentence reduced…

Artemis II astronauts underscore our shared humanity, in historic UN visit

A month after completing their historic flyby of the Moon, the astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission landed at UN…

Nuclear fears resurface among younger generations amid global tensions

The threat of nuclear Armageddon, a constant worry for many who grew up during the tense decades of the Cold…

Attacks on media workers must end, UN urges

War in the Middle East has made Lebanon the deadliest country for media workers so far this year, but practically…