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Gambia's Supreme Court is considering whether a law protecting women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional. The practice, common in Gambia, often involves forcibly restraining girls while parts of their genitals are cut, .. ...

KABUL, January 28 (IPS) - Young women in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, are trying their hands at unfamiliar tasks in embroidery, tailoring and designing beads in market stalls. Many should instead have been sitting at desks writing computer software ...

Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, gave a harrowing and heart-rendering account of her childhood under Nazi persecution during Tuesday's Holocaust Memorial event in New York, urging citizens worldwide to push back against 'negativity' by ...

The Security Council-endorsed UN Support Office in Haiti is on track to deliver on behalf of the Haitian people, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.

The UN Security Council is holding a high-level open debate on the Middle East which is expected to focus on the Gaza peace plan - including the role of President Donald Trump's Board of Peace - the continuing humanitarian crisis in the enclave and . ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand , January 28 (IPS) - From construction and hotel workers to kitchen and restaurant staff--estimates of the numbers of Myanmar migrants living in Thailand range up to six million, with a surge of new arrivals since the 2021 ...

UNITED NATIONS, January 28 (IPS) - As Haiti's Transitional President Council (TPC) approaches its February 7 expiration date and the country remains without a newly elected president, humanitarian experts warn the nation risks further sliding into .. ...

BERLIN, Germany, January 28 (IPS) - The United States' attack on Venezuela marks a key watershed in the world order. We still cannot predict how this violation of another state's sovereignty will ultimately play out.

CIVICUS speaks to the Business and Human Rights Centre (BHRC) about labour rights abuses in Myanmar's garment industry since the 2021 military coup.

PORTLAND, USA, January 27 (IPS) - The United States is not so happy. Its population has received a lower happiness ranking compared to previous years. The factors contributing to this decline have significant implications for the United States, both ...