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A village in Nigeria flooded by the collapse of the Alau Dam in Maiduguri. Credit: Esty Sutyoko/OCHA by Oritro Karim (United Nations) Friday, September 13, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (IPS) – The Alau Dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, collapsed on Monday, triggering flooding in neighbouring regions of Nigeria. This came after […]

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Ford Motor plans to restart an export manufacturing facility in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the company said on Friday, potentially re-entering a market it withdrew from three years ago. Ford said it has submitted a letter of intent to the state government, two days after Tamil Nadu’s chief minister

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top legislature has approved an amended statistics law, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, the latest step in a fight against persistent data fraud amid skepticism over the reliability of data in the world’s second-largest economy. Xinhua said the standing committee of the National People’s Congress approved the law.

“Today and with future generations, we need greater global solidarity, better governance of critical issues of global concern, and an improved United Nations capable of meeting the challenges of a new era,” he told the UN meeting. Summit of the Future Global Call eventwhich emphasizes that the current institutions cannot keep up with the changing

The crisis in Yemen, which worsened in 2014 after Houthi rebels (officially known as Ansar Allah) seized the capital, is marked by complex political and military tensions. More than 18 million people – half the country’s population – remain dependent on humanitarian aid and protection. Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy for Yemen, told the

According to the World Health Organization, about 50 percent of us have access to at least one social security benefit, but 3.8 billion people lack any safety net, including 1.8 billion children worldwide. World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition. Climate change knows no boundaries“And we cannot

Opinion by Mandeep Tiwana, Jesselina Rana (New York) Friday, September 13, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 13 (IPS) – A series of crises are putting our world at risk. Wars fought without rules, governance without democratic principles, rising discrimination against women and marginalized groups, accelerating climate change, environmental degradation driven by greed, and

by Thalif Deen (United Nations) Friday, September 13, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sept 13 (IPS) – As the devastating 11-month conflict in Gaza continues to escalate, with more than 41,000 Palestinians dead, mostly civilians, and over 92,000 wounded in retaliation for 1,200 deaths in Israel last October, Israelis continue to oppose the United

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s former leader Imran Khan braved roadblocks to gather on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad in September 2024. However, a video circulating on social media after the rally dates back to when he was prime minister. AFP journalists said the location shown in the footage was not hosting a mass

Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury Opinion by Anwarul K. Chowdhury (New York) Friday, September 13, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sept 13 (IPS) – This opinion piece comes on the day that twenty-five years ago the UN took the biggest step forward in ensuring a peaceful planet for us all since the signing of the