The United Nations has once again revived a longstanding problem that has been left lingering behind closed doors for decades ...

The protracted demise of dollar-gold convertibility and associated fixed exchange rates did not end dollar hegemony. With ...

Nearly three decades ago, in the final stretch of Nepal’s civil war, Dr Brandon Kohrt sat with parents whose sons had been ...

UNITED NATIONS, September 25 (IPS) - On September 21, Frontline Resource Institute (FRI) hosted its Climate Justice Hub at Fordham University at Lincoln Center in New York City under the theme ...

The demand for critical minerals is accelerating as world powers scramble to stay on top of emerging technologies. Meanwhile, ...

PRETORIA, South Africa, October 12 (IPS) - The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to distinguished South African jurist and international judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay is about more than just the ...

New figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) project that the impending 2026-2027 El Niño cycle could be one ...

Escalating violence and human rights violations in the four-year-old Russia-Ukraine war are in the spotlight in the Security Council on Friday following a spate of Russian attacks against civilian ...

Leaders offered sometimes very different visions of what action should look like – from Pacific nations demanding a rapid ...

The death of a lab worker in Russia’s Siberia region has sparked concerns over a possible plague case, the UN World Health ...

The enduring radioactive legacy of US nuclear bomb testing in the Marshall Islands took centre stage at the Human Rights ...

The Security Council meets top of the hour to discuss Yemen, where a Houthi offensive launched in September has sharply escalated the 12-year-long war for control of the country and spillover from the ...