At the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the southern coastal city of Sochi, seeking to ...

Three days into the landmark COP29 conference, the co-chairs of the NCQG have arrived at a workable basis for discussion on a new climate finance goal.

The Asia-Pacific region prospered by becoming the source of more than half of global factory output, but another ...

BAKU, Nov 14 2024 (IPS) - Climate change and its impact on public health hasn’t made the top of the agenda even at a forum ...

The Maasa are among Kenya’s pastoralist communities, particularly vulnerable to trachoma. The dusty environment they inhabit ...

After 19 months of conflict, the ongoing Sudanese Civil War continues to deteriorate living conditions for millions of ...

As the communities of Enga province in Papua New Guinea contend with the landslide that has devastated the residents of Yambani, the United Nations and its partners have been active on the ground ...

Gang violence has ravaged Haiti, causing thousands of civilian deaths, displacements, and violations of international ...

Climate change continues to pose an existential threat to humanity. Recent science estimates that we may have less than six ...

On the day following the US election, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres issued a brief statement commending the people ...

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 2024 (IPS) - On November 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the second round of polio vaccinations in the Gaza Strip has been completed. A total of 556,744 ...

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted in 1995 during the Fourth World Conference on Women, remains a cornerstone in the global pursuit of gender equality and women's empowerment.