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NDOLA, Zambia, April 27 (IPS) - In the bustling Chifubu constituency of Ndola, the provincial capital of Zambia's mineral-rich Copperbelt Province, 31-year-old Victoria Bwalya is usually among the early risers, cleaning and setting up for the day in ...

Nearly 7.5 million children across the Central Sahel region in Africa are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance - "an emergency that remains too far from the attention of the international community," a senior official with the UN child rights .. ...

The recently extended ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon remains under strain as violence continues, with civilian deaths and injuries reported in Israeli strikes over the weekend. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is set to hold a high-level ...

The blockading of ships in the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the conflict between the United States and Iran has demonstrated how ships and seafarers have become "leverage in geopolitical disputes," according to the head of the UN's International . ...

As global energy markets remain volatile and the price of oil high due to instability and conflict in the Middle East, more countries are looking at investing in renewables to shield their economies from the shocks caused by fossil fuel reliance, ...

There are reports of continuing clashes in Mali on Sunday, a day after a series of coordinated attacks across the landlocked African nation against Government forces by extremists and northern separatist rebels.

More than 80 years after World War Two, the Solomon Islands remain one of the most heavily mine-contaminated places in the Pacific.

The ongoing insecurity in the Middle East, where a large proportion of the world's oil and gas is extracted, is forcing many countries to focus on how they can ensure access to cheap and reliable energy supplies primarily through the use of renewable ...

SEATTLE. USA, April 24 (IPS) - This is the second part of a three-part commentary. Read Part 1: No Kings? Meet King Don and King John - Part 1 of 3 to start from the beginning.Habeas tattoo? Among Trump's most outrageous assaults on the rule of law . ...

SRINAGAR, April 24 (IPS) - A high-stakes international summit in Colombia starting today (April 24) is expected to sharpen global efforts to phase out fossil fuels, as governments, scientists and Indigenous leaders warn that the world is running out ...