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From local communities to the global stage, a diverse group of young leaders from Thailand is helping shape conversations on public policy, climate action, inclusion, indigenous rights, disability access and youth wellbeing.

After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel continue the arduous and delicate mission to remove rubble and search for the remains of missing persons believed to .. ...

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, July 10 (IPS) - Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept through the world's most densely populated concentration of refugee camps this week, killing at least 14 Rohingya refugees, most of them women and ...

UNITED NATIONS, July 10 (IPS) - Renewed attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have intensified concerns over global energy markets along with supply chain disruptions, as the United Nations calls for an end to escalating hostilities . ...

NAIROBI, July 10 (IPS) - At the 64th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) under the UNFCCC in Bonn, Germany, the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) underscored the importance of ethically and equitably incorporating ...

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their .. ...

In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.

As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.

Since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February, there has been a "lost continuity of knowledge" on Tehran's nuclear programme, Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN peace affairs chief, warned the Security Council on Friday as ...

At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women's organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, the UN's gender equality agency, UN Women, said . ...