Olalekan Jeyifous (Nigeria), [...] Read more »
Iran War Deepens Activist Dangers
Read more »
Scarcity of Treatment Makes Syrians More Vulnerable to Mental Health Crisis
The protracted years of conflict in Syria have inflicted profound scars that transcend physical destruction, permeating the psychological well-being of millions. There has been a marked surge in mental health disorders and suicide rates, [...] Read more »
UN General Assembly Votes for Resolution on ICJ Advisory Ruling on Climate Obligations
Read more »
Brazil’s Indigenous Communities Receive $9M in GEF Funding to Protect Lands, Traditions Under Threat
Read more »
TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: ‘China Feels Emboldened to Globalise Its Political Red Lines’
By CIVICUS
May 21 2026 -
CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that works on freedom of expression and [...] Read more »
Countries Unevenly Impacted by Global Economic Shocks from Mideast Conflict
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to put immense stress and risk on the global economy. A new UN report highlights that slowing growth, re-emerging inflation rates and heightened uncertainty [...] Read more »
The Iran War Exposes the Fragility of Our Fuel-Dependent Food System
![The Iran War Exposes the Fragility of Our Fuel-Dependent Food [...] <a class=](https://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2026/05/USCGC_200526-300x183.jpg)
Read more »
The 3Ds for a Credible Post-2030 Development Agenda
![The 3Ds for a Credible Post-2030 [...] <a class=](https://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2026/05/Bibbi-Abruzzini-Forus-Rabat-Morocco-300x200.jpg)
Read more »
The UN Vote that Could Reshape Climate Justice
Read more »
India: Climate Diplomacy Questioned After COP33 Hosting Withdrawal
India has withdrawn its bid to host the 2028 United Nations climate summit, a move that indicates a recalibration of its global climate engagement even as it projects itself as a leader in renewable energy and climate action. India’s [...] Read more »
Tea’s Future Depends on Its Farmers
![Tea farmers are at the heart of the global tea industry, yet [...] <a class=](https://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2026/05/teafarmers-300x200.jpg)
Read more »
Afghan Girl Disguised as Boy to Support Family Under Taliban Rule
![Taliban restrictions on women have forced some Afghan [...] <a class=](https://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2026/05/nooriascreenshot-300x175.jpg)
Read more »
How Am I Going To Die?
![Global causes of death are increasingly dominated [...] <a class=](https://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2026/05/globalcausesofdeathheart-300x169.jpg)
Read more »
‘Do More With Less’: GEF CEO Claude Gascon on Speed, Scale and Reform
![Claude Gascon, Interim CEO and [...] <a class=](https://www.ipsnews.net/Library/2026/05/GEF_interim_CEO_gascon_claude_original-300x200.jpg)
Read more »