The message from Just Rights for Children was clear: protecting children must take precedence over customs used to justify their marriage.
NEW YORK, Oct 27 2026 (IPS) - The selection of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations has reached a critical ...
The next Secretary-General will preside over a fractious UN facing one of its hardest tests. Russia and the USA, which as ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 27 2026 (IPS) - Much of the world has been bemused by US President Donald Trump’s expectation of the Nobel Peace Prize. While aggressive towards most of the world, friend ...
Less than 100 metres from military positions facing each other across the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, the forest suddenly ...
Businesses also need predictable laws, safe workplaces, fair competition, protection of property and contracts, and respect for the rights of workers, consumers and communities. The important question ...
Venezuela claims to be importing from the rest of the world roughly as much as it was exporting during those years ...
The international day for the eradication of poverty, commemorated last week, was a grim reminder that the UN will not ...
Compounded by rampant human rights violations, limited access to basic services, and persistent barriers to humanitarian aid, ...
Classrooms with mouldy walls, riddled with cockroaches and rats, this is how French high school students describe the places where they’re meant to learn.
Bangladesh has earned global recognition for reducing deaths from cyclones and floods. Early warning systems, cyclone ...
When you grow up on a small island, the ocean is not scenery. It is your neighbour, your livelihood, and the measure of time ...