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In a landmark mission to Syria, the UN probe into the most serious rights violations committed in the country since 2011 has called on caretaker authorities to take immediate measures to protect mass grave sites and preserve critical evidence.

The head of the UN migration agency stressed on Friday that Syria is in no position to take back millions of Syrians following the fall of the Assad regime, while there is an urgent need to "re-evaluate" sanctions impacting the war-ravaged country.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (IPS) - The United States, long described as a country built largely by immigrants, is planning to clamp down on migrants, refugees and asylum seekers entering the country--which averaged about 2.4 million in 2022-2023, ...

COTONOU, Benin, Dec 20 (IPS) - Construction of the new Museum of Modern Art is underway in Cotonou, Benin's largest city. The museum, along with three others being built throughout the country, are part of the Beninese government's extensive plan to ...

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec 20 (IPS) - As many middle-income countries in the world, Chile finds itself at a critical juncture. The country has made significant progress over the past decades in terms of economic growth and poverty reduction, yet many ...

DUISBURG, Germany, Dec 19 (IPS) - Donald Trump, president-elect of the USA, wants to end the Ukraine war within a day, as he has emphasized several times, but without saying how. Despite the brutal clashes on the ground in Ukraine, do negotiations .. ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (IPS) - The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came about following a series of coordinated offensive missions spearheaded by the Syrian opposition which resulted in the seizure of the capital city Damascus. In the days . ...

MEXICO, Dec 19 (IPS) - The expansion of the port of Manzanillo, Mexico's most important port in terms of cargo movement and located on the central Pacific coast, has major environmental impacts, as well as presenting climatic risks.

A flame of hope burns bright today in Syria - but if it's not carefully managed by both Syrians themselves and the international community, it risks being extinguished.

The head of the UN aid coordination office in Gaza, Georgios Petropoulos, issued a harrowing update on the dire situation in the enclave on Thursday, describing it as "the most dangerous place on earth right now."