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A Senegalese surgeon who has dedicated his career to restoring the health and dignity of women living with obstetric fistula, and a Burundian foundation supporting vulnerable women and children, have been named the winners of the 2026 United Nations ...

The ceasefire deal between Beirut and Tel Aviv has led to a marked reduction in hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, sparked by the wider Iran-Israel-US war, but the situation remains uncertain for communities returning home only . ...

WASHINGTON DC / NEW YORK, July 8 (IPS) - Almost half of the world's population now lives in countries that spend more money paying interest on their debts than on education or health. New data shows the cost of borrowing for African countries in ...

KABUL, July 7 (IPS) - Kabul barber Ahmed (name changed) used to keep a collection of pictures of different hairstyles on his phone. He would show them to his customers before cutting their hair so they could choose the style they liked. Some young .. ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, July 7 (IPS) - For most of the Eighth Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly last month, the atmosphere inside Samarkand's sprawling Congress Centre echoed a growing confidence of global environmental policymakers.

The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on Tuesday.

With fewer than five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new UN report says sustained investment and international cooperation have improved billions of lives, but warns that governments must urgently accelerate action . ...

Who is legally responsible when Artificial Intelligence causes harm? The issue took centre stage on Tuesday - day two of the first ever UN summit on AI governance, where leading experts warned of mounting evidence of human rights violations linked to ...

Policing is the cornerstone of peace, said top UN officials ahead of the fifth UN Chiefs of Police Summit, which began on Tuesday.

The UN General Assembly typically takes up the issue of United States sanctions against Cuba in the autumn, but on Tuesday, at Havana's request, the world body is convening on the decades-long embargo amid warnings of increasing suffering on the ...