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Standing outside a colourfully painted building in southeastern Haiti, at the entrance to a bustling shop called Gods Will Depot where bags of food are stacked to the ceiling, Ketia surveys the large pile of groceries she has selected for her family: ...

Airstrikes, drone attacks and hypothermia continue in Gaza despite the ceasefire, with more than 100 youngsters killed since early October, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

As anti-government demonstrations continue across Iran, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that he was horrified at the mounting violence directed by security forces against protestors, with reports of hundreds killed and thousands arrested.

Amid ongoing and intensifying Russian attacks across Ukraine, the UN on Tuesday launched a $2.3 billion humanitarian appeal for 2026 to support 4.1 million of the country's most vulnerable people.

Beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too little in most of the world - helping fuel obesity, diabetes, cancer and injury, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.

UNITED NATIONS, January 13 (IPS) - Judging by the mass US withdrawal from 66 UN entities, including UN conventions and international treaties*, is it remotely possible that the unpredictable Trump administration may one day decide to pull out of the ...

LONDON, January 13 (IPS) - The richest 1% have exhausted their annual carbon budget - the amount of CO2 that can be emitted while staying within 1.5 degrees of warming - only ten days into the year, according to new analysis from Oxfam. The richest 0 ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, January 13 (IPS) - At the moment, ICE's advancement in the U.S. is apparently dividing the nation's population into desired and undesirable elements. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was born after the September 11, .. ...

The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York over Russia's ongoing deadly missile and drone strikes targeting Ukrainian civilians and energy infrastructure, as frigid winter conditions grip the war-torn country. Millions have . ...

The humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip remains extremely serious, with harsh winter weather threatening to reverse recent gains in aid delivery, the United Nations said on Monday.