Category: Global

New Ebola vaccine trial launches as outbreak spreads in DR Congo

Results may be months away, but efforts are advancing towards enhanced treatment and the world’s first vaccine for the Bundibugyo…

Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aid

Afghanistan’s dire hunger crisis now affects 14 million people including babies fed on little more than weak tea and bread…

Gaza ‘unsafe for civilians’ as Israeli attacks hit homes and classrooms

Gaza remains unsafe for civilians as Israeli attacks continue, including on schools and canvas classrooms, despite the October Israel-Hamas ceasefire…

‘A playground, a beach, a home’: UNICEF demands end to child deaths in Russia-Ukraine war

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, with both sides stepping up airstrikes and drone attacks in recent weeks deep inside…

Strait of Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer and industrial trade

Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the vulnerability of global trade to a single maritime chokepoint, with early…

U.S.-Iran War Escalates Amid Growing Fears of Regional Instability and Rises In Arbitrary Executions

UNITED NATIONS, August 3 (IPS) – Over the past several weeks, the humanitarian landscape in the Middle East has deteriorated…

“Kingston’s Disappointment Should Not Extinguish Our Hope for the Deep Ocean”

VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 3 (IPS) – Earlier this year, I called publicly for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining, arguing…

Saudi Arabia Forms Multinational Red Sea Defence Alliance as U.S.-Iran War Threatens Global Shipping

UNITED NATIONS, August 3 (IPS) – As the United States and Iran continue to escalate with military strikes across both…

Female Genital Mutilation: Winning the Argument, Losing the Funding

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, August 3 (IPS) – Last August, a one-month-old girl in The Gambia bled to death after being subjected…

Accepting What It Cannot Control, CARICOM Focuses on What It Can

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia , August 3 (IPS) – From wars that drive up fuel prices to supply chain disruptions,…