Category: Global

Afghanistan: 3.7 million young lives at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns

Some 3.7 million children under five in Afghanistan are at heightened risk of malnutrition due to food insecurity, poor diets…

‘We face a new ordeal’: Gaza’s search for the dead goes on

After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel…

Thai youth leaders push for inclusion, partnership and lasting change

From local communities to the global stage, a diverse group of young leaders from Thailand is helping shape conversations on…

Where did the Billion Dollar Funding for Rohingya Refugees Go?

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, July 10 (IPS) – Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept through the world’s most…

Renewed Attacks on Strait of Hormuz Deepen Global Supply Chain Concerns

UNITED NATIONS, July 10 (IPS) – Renewed attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have intensified concerns over…

Why Pastoral Production Requires Regional Coordination, Harmonised Policy

NAIROBI, July 10 (IPS) – At the 64th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) under the UNFCCC in Bonn, Germany,…

Remember Your Humanity

TOKYO, Japan, July 10 (IPS) – Eighty years since the dawn of the nuclear age, which began with the first…

AI Helping Modernize Trade Across Asia and the Pacific, Though Adoption Gaps Remain

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 10 (IPS) – Artificial intelligence is reshaping trade processes across Asia and the Pacific. However, despite growing…

World News in Brief: UN spotlights education aid solution, Sri Lanka prison violence, humanitarian aid to Venezuela

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report…

South Sudan: UN acts ahead of drought to protect thousands

As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people…