Category: Global

Cutting Hair, Cutting Freedom: Afghanistan’s Barbers Under Taliban Rule

KABUL, July 7 (IPS) – Kabul barber Ahmed (name changed) used to keep a collection of pictures of different hairstyles…

Inside GEF’s Blended Finance Push: Turning Public Money Into Private Capital Leverage

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, July 7 (IPS) – For most of the Eighth Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly last month, the atmosphere…

Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis Deepens After Worst Earthquake in Decades

UNITED NATIONS, July 7 (IPS) – In recent weeks, Venezuela’s humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply following the twin earthquakes on…

General Assembly LIVE: Debating US sanctions against Cuba

The UN General Assembly typically takes up the issue of United States sanctions against Cuba in the autumn, but on…

Ebola continues to spread in DRC as death toll passes 500, WHO warns

The outbreak of the deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expanding,…

Young people value partnership and parenthood but barriers block their dreams

Fertility rates are falling worldwide not because young people are rejecting marriage, children or family life but because many are…

Towards a Human rights-Centred, Transformative Agenda Beyond 2030

MUNICH / BRUSSELS , July 7 (IPS) – The 2030 agenda cum SDGs are due to be completed in 2030,…

CARICOM Leaders Gather in Saint Lucia as Caribbean Confronts Mounting Global, Regional Challenges

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia , July 6 (IPS) – Caribbean leaders are meeting in Saint Lucia for their annual summit,…

Ebola Outbreak Could Cost Africa $3.6 Billion and Threaten Nearly One Million Livelihoods

UNITED NATIONS, July 6 (IPS) – A new assessment from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warns that the Ebola…

Africa’s Fourth Industrial Decade: From Political Mandate to Industrial Transformation

VIENNA / ADDIS ABABA, July 6 (IPS) – Amid shifting geopolitical, economic, and technological landscapes, it reflects growing international recognition…