Opium production in Afghanistan has risen fivefold in a year. According to a UN survey released on Thursday, it’s the first significant increase since the Taliban banned poppy cultivation in 2022.
Cheap drones, autonomous vessels and cyberattacks are changing the threats to the world’s shipping lanes – and the tools to counter them. At an open debate on Thursday, the Security Council is ...
Dowry is still persisting in society in one form or another. This deeply entrenched social practice continues deepen ...
Reducing conflict is the single most effective way to tackle global hunger, the new head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) ...
As Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpass the 10,000 mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) has ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh, October 29 (IPS) - Dowry is still persisting in society in one form or another. This deeply entrenched social practice continues deepen household poverty and cause violence against ...
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday called for the 34th time for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo ...
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged continued international support for Ukraine’s population as Russian airstrikes ...
Civilians in Sudan’s El Obeid live in constant fear of drone attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and of a wave of ...
As online abuse, gender-based attacks and impunity ramp up the threats to women reporting from crisis zones, journalists and ...
YEREVAN, Armenia, October 29 (IPS) - At the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP17, the presence of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) is impossible to miss. Indigenous ...
Youth-led protests against corruption and inequality in Serbia, Bangladesh, Nepal and Madagascar reflect a growing demand for ...
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