CIVICUS Global Alliance, announced the appointment of Mandeep Tiwana as its new Secretary-General. With his tenure underway, Tiwana sat down with an IPS correspondent to discuss CIVICUS’s work in ...

Laura Johnson is Executive Secretary and Ian Richards is President of the UN Staff Union in Geneva-- in a message to OHCHR staff.

The South-West Pacific experienced unprecedented warming in 2024, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ...

For decades, Portugal stood as a beacon of democratic stability in an increasingly unsettled Europe. While neighbours grappled with political fragmentation and the rise of far-right movements, ...

A particularly virulent outbreak of cholera was detected in the Khartoum State of Sudan and is a direct result of the ...

WASHINGTON DC, Jun 5 2025 (IPS) - On June 10, the World Bank’s board will meet to consider lifting an outdated ban on nuclear energy – one that has remained in place for decades despite the growing ...

On the windswept steppe west of Astana, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev led a solemn ceremony this week to mark Kazakhstan’s ...

A better internet that supports democracy rather than undermines it is possible. In 2025, we stand at a crossroads in the ...

In a world marked by armed conflict, threats to democracy, technological disruptions, and geopolitical tensions, many people ...

In the war-worn border of Jammu and Kashmir, the silence that followed the May 10 ceasefire between India and Pakistan is not ...

History rarely remembers those who waited quietly. In Africa, it is those who dare to act, to resist, to lead, and to dream ...

With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation. No ...