The most powerful court in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, is preparing to clarify the obligations of States in relation to climate change. In its upcoming ...

After over two years of extended warfare in Sudan, humanitarian organizations have expressed fears of an imminent collapse as ...

NEW YORK, May 2 2025 (IPS) - Pressures on the press are piling up. Like an avalanche gaining speed yet unnoticed by most ...

CIVICUS speaks with Ukrainian gender rights activist Maryna Rudenko about the gendered impacts of the war in Ukraine and the importance of including women in peacebuilding efforts. Russia’s full-scale ...

Under the Tanzanian sun, Neema Mushi wipes sweat from her dust-covered face and swings her pickaxe into the earth. this is her life as a woman miner.

The Trump administration’s on-again-off-again threats against the United Nations, and US withdrawals from several UN agencies aggravated further by financial cutbacks, have left most staffers with ...

Immunization for All is Humanly Possible”, emphasizes the need to eradicate disparities in access to vaccines, particularly ...

The Rogun Dam in the mountains of Southern Tajikistan, if ever completed, would be the tallest dam in the world. Late last year, the World Bank committed almost $3 billion to finance its development, ...

Indigenous people play a vital role in ocean protection due to their deep-rooted connection to the marine environment and ...

Participants will leave the 10th Our Oceans Conference with stark reminders that with sea levels rising, low-lying areas are threatened.

Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war. Unless last-minute diplomatic efforts can save ...

Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum signed into law a constitutional reform banning the cultivation of genetically modified ...