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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.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, November 25 (IPS) - COP30 in Belém is not just another annual climate meeting, it is the 32-year report card of the world governance architecture that was conceived at the Rio Earth Summit of 1992. And that is what report card ...

BELÉM, Brazil, November 24 (IPS) - As observers at the Conference of Parties closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached the UN Climate Summit as an implementation COP. They are advocating for tangible signals to ...

The UN's Global Industry Summit underlined the benefits of partnerships for companies in the Global South on Monday, demonstrating ways that AI - if used responsibly - can provide solutions to some of the most intractable problems faced by business . ...

The ceasefire in Gaza is largely holding but recent violence by Israel and Palestinian militants put the truce at risk, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday.

The Security Council is meeting against the backdrop of Gaza's fragile ceasefire, with ambassadors expected to urge Israel and Hamas to stick to their commitments amid renewed violence and deepening humanitarian needs. The session is likely to focus ...

Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict in Gaza to sideline her ambitions.