KABUL, September 24 (IPS) - In normal times, women in Afghanistan face dire living conditions relative to their counterparts in other parts of the world, given the iron grip of Taliban repression. However, the powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake that . ...
VICTORIA, September 24 (IPS) - Like so many problems besetting the world, the existential threats facing small island states are all too obvious. Island nations are surrounded by the sea, and they depend on it for their livelihood and for their ...
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania , September 24 (IPS) - On a hot afternoon in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam's bustling commercial hub, the air is a swirling mix of diesel exhaust, charcoal smoke and dust kicked up by the shuffle of feet. Traders tie handkerchiefs . ...
NEW DELHI, September 24 (IPS) - As the climate crisis intensifies, long-term adaptation strategies have become urgent. Among the most effective nature-based solutions are mangroves--resilient coastal forests that protect communities, preserve ...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday warned world leaders that international institutions are "too weak" to stop wars, urging more countries to join Ukraine's security coalition and step up pressure on Russia.
UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, more mass displacement and worsening hunger.
Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response. Against this backdrop, the UN Secretary ...
WASHINGTON DC, September 24 (IPS) - Last month marked eight years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya were forcibly displaced from Myanmar's Rakhine State to Bangladesh by the Myanmar military.
PORTLAND, USA, September 23 (IPS) - Despite anxieties, concerns, and warnings, androids or humanoid robots that rely on generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and advanced robotics are increasingly being integrated into the modern lives of human .. ...
CIVICUS discusses Peru's new amnesty law with Nadia Ramos Serrano, founder and researcher at the Leadership Centre for Women of the Americas, a civil society organisation working on democratic development and the role of women in politics.
The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday it's important not to lose the "fragile diplomatic momentum" between Ukraine and Russia - and international mediators - over ending the war. He was briefing ambassadors in back-to-back ...
