By Abby Maxman NEW YORK, Sep 27 2022 (IPS) - Last week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the 77th United Nations General Assembly, one topic came up more than most: looming famine. That’s...
MADRID, Sep 23 2022 (IPS) - Have you eaten today – or are sure you will? The answer depends on where you were born and where you live now. If you are Spanish or live here, you likely did or will,...
By Naureen Hossain United Nations, Sep 18 2022 (IPS) - Suicide bombings shattered Aisha Khurram’s school, and her university was attacked by terrorists – but despite learning in an environment where...
By Winnie Byanyima GENEVA, Sep 15 2022 (IPS) - Next week, taking place alongside the UN General Assembly, President Biden hosts a financing summit in New York of such importance that it will...
**PARIS, Sep 14 2022 (IPS) **- One third of Pakistan is now under water. The scope of the destruction is difficult to fathom, not just the enormity of the devastation its people are facing today, but...
PESHAWAR, Sep 14 2022 (IPS)- The killing of eight people by the outlawed Tehreek Taliban Pakistan on September 13 has given credence to the fear of a new wave of terrorism in the Swat district of...
**NEW YORK, Sep 14 2022 (IPS) **- Cross-continent vacations seem to be the norm once again with the lessening of COVID-19 while new cities are being built with skyscraping $4M condos shooting up in a...
By Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, Aug 15 2022 (IPS) - Afghan refugees living in Pakistan face a host of problems, ranging from seeking medical treatment to shelter, business, police harassment and...
LONDON, Aug 1 2022 (IPS) - It is often those least responsible for causing climate change that suffer the most from the impacts. And such is the case with women and girls in Malawi – one of the...
DHAKA, Aug 1 2022 (IPS) - Ziaur Rahman, a farmer of Pakuar Char under Sariakandi Upazila in Bogura, cultivated jute on a newly emerged river island (char) in the Brahmaputra River, but this year’s...