People who choose to end their lives through voluntary assisted dying typically face terminal, incurable, or debilitating ...

Nearly 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan is projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity this winter, and ...

Nearly three decades have passed, but Japhet Gimbi still remembers the El Niño-induced rain in his town of Tabora, in western ...

Afghan women's protests continue online despite Taliban restrictions, as activists risk their safety to defend education, freedom and women's rights ...

Bangkok hosted two summits last week. Inside the Queen Sirikit Convention Center, more than 15,000 finance ministers, central ...

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 2026 (IPS) - Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region has expanded considerably, largely driven by a surge of violence—particularly in the ...

The date also marked four years since a landmark UN report found that abuses in the region may constitute crimes against humanity. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch estimate that over a ...

An Ebola death last week in Kenya is highlighting the urgency of Africa’s public health emergency preparedness.

Thirty years of war and impunity fuel the DR Congo conflict. Ida Sawyer calls for international action to end atrocities and ...

Against this backdrop, the 2026 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty calls for Safe Homes for All, under the ...

Kenia Hernández is an Indigenous Mexican lawyer and human rights defender dedicated to advancing women’s rights and social ...

Kazakhstan has spent more than two decades pursuing an unusual diplomatic undertaking: keeping representatives of different ...