María Bacab, a Native Maya, considers herself the “guardian of seeds” as she cares for the milpa – an ancestral Mesoamerican ...

In Uganda, women and girls are more affected by HIV. Out of 1.4 million people living with the disease, 860 000 are women and ...

Despite the 1,583 legislative measures in 193 countries around the world, violence against women has not been eradicated or ...

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NEW YORK, Nov 26 2024 (IPS) - As the world faces escalating challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and ...

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Every 10 minutes, one woman or girl is killed at the hands of their partner or other family member. This is only scratching ...

After hours of accusations and counter-accusations as negotiations overran into Sunday, the COP29 Presidency finally ...

Pui Cheong Chen, CEO of ç Quality Insurance Agency and a representative from Hong Kong, shares his observations about China’s ...

The United Nations and its Member States are up against what the Secretary-General António Guterres calls existential challenges for the world, and they must be organized in taking a united approach ...

As living conditions in Sudan deteriorate as a result of the Sudanese Civil War, levels of famine and violations of international humanitarian law continue to accelerate among the roughly 11.5 million ...

A woman’s right to live free from violence is upheld by international agreements like the 1979 Convention on the Elimination ...