Category: Global

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, June 26 (IPS) – On 21 June Colombians made their choice. By the narrowest of margins, Abelardo de…

WASHINGTON DC, June 26 (IPS) – For decades, official development assistance has been a central pillar of financing in sub-Saharan…

WASINI, Kenya, June 26 (IPS) – As the afternoon sun casts a golden glow over Mukwiro village on Wasini Island…

In a Post-Aid World, Investing in Sustainable Livestock Farming Is an Investment in Global Stability

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 26 (IPS) – Smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia are likely to still be reeling from the…

A senior United Nations official warned on Friday that the opportunity to prevent a major escalation in the Sudanese city…

Guterres urges renewed commitment to multilateralism on UN Charter Day

Secretary-General António Guterres and General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock reaffirmed the principles outlined in the UN Charter and called for…

Strait of Hormuz: UN evacuates 2,500 seafarers before attack freezes rescue operation

The United Nations’ maritime agency said on Friday that it had successfully evacuated about 2,500 stranded seafarers from the Persian…

Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread

More people are using drugs than ever before, while synthetic substances are reshaping illicit markets and exposing vulnerable communities to…

UN envoy urges parties to ‘stay the course’ towards peace in eastern DR Congo

The new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has urged parties to the…

World News in Brief: Violence displaces thousands in Haiti and Lebanon, Gaza updates, UN food agency delivers in Ebola-stricken DR Congo

More than 2,600 people were displaced in the Artibonite department of Haiti following clashes between armed groups last week as…