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UNITED NATIONS, October 15 (IPS) - After two years of conflict with Israel, Hamas has released the remaining 20 living hostages, while Israel has freed 250 Palestinian prisoners and over 1,700 detainees who have since returned to Gaza. Following a .. ...

BANGALORE & PAKHIRALAY, India, October 15 (IPS) - Bapi Mondal's morning routine in Bangalore is a world away from his ancestral village, Pakhiralay, in the Sundarbans, West Bengal. He wakes before dawn, navigates heavy traffic, and spends eight long ...

WASHINGTON DC, October 15 (IPS) - I moved to the United States in 2012 with great reluctance. I wasn't sure why I should uproot myself to a country thousands of miles away from my hometown. The move reminded me of a childhood I hadn't fully embraced- ...

Poverty is not just scarcity. It is exclusion, stigma, and invisibility. Poverty is not a personal failure. It is a systemic failure. A denial of dignity and human rights.

Bangladesh has begun legal proceedings against security officials accused of sanctioning enforced disappearances and torture under the previous government - a move UN human rights chief Volker Türk called "an important step towards accountability."

The Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN's effectiveness and improve coordination across its three core pillars: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking in further long-term warming and extreme weather, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Nearly 14 million people could face severe hunger by the end of the year, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday, as slashed humanitarian funding threatens six of its most critical operations.

The UN relief chief on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas to honour their agreement to return deceased hostages and allow aid at scale into Gaza, warning that it should not be used as "a bargaining chip" amid reports of new civilian killings and ...

Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.