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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 ...

Women in Gaza are ensuring their families' survival "with nothing but courage and exhausted hands" while violence continues and essentials remain in short supply, the UN's gender equality agency warned on Tuesday.

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 ...

Authorities in Nigeria are being urged to investigate the wave of abductions in the West African country, where attacks by insurgent groups are increasing.

The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries.

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

Recent months have seen progress towards accountability in Libya, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday in a briefing to the UN Security Council.

For over two years, tens of thousands of people have been killed in Gaza. The enclave faces its most severe economic collapse in history, and even amid a fragile ceasefire, children continue to die.