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CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, November 26 (IPS) - Weeks after an international conference on inclusive and people-centric digital transformation organized by the Global Development Network (GDN) here, a new narrative is unfolding about the need for ...

UNITED NATIONS, November 26 (IPS) - In recent years, global conflicts have grown increasingly brutal, with deaths and injuries caused by explosive weapons now surpassing those from previous leading causes such as malnutrition, disease, and a lack of ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, November 26 (IPS) - Although inequality among countries still accounts for a far greater share of income inequality worldwide than national-level inequalities, discussions of inequality continue to focus on the latter.

VICTORIA, Seychelles, November 25 (IPS) - When the world gathered in Glasgow for COP26, the mantra was "building back better." Two years later, in SharmEl Sheikh, COP27 promised "implementation." This year, in Belém, Brazil, COP30 arrived with a ...

The Occupied Palestinian Territory is now in its deepest economic crisis ever recorded, with Gaza suffering an "unprecedented and catastrophic" collapse, according to a new report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presented in ...

For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai's phone from a man she'd never seen nor met.

Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that trend is growing, according to the UN.

Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support, can turn promising ideas into successful companies, even in societies ...

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, November 25 (IPS) - On a warm morning at Matemwe, a small crowd gathers behind a rope barrier as the sand begins to tremble. A tiny head pushes through a soft mound of earth, then another, and another. Within minutes, the shallow ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal, November 25 (IPS) - Less than five years from 2030 it is time for the international community to confront the future of the Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals.