More people are dying from once treatable infections because the medicines are no longer working as they should. The culprit?

How would the UN80 Initiative, designed to mark the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations, turned out to be, if Kamala Harris had won the American presidential election in November last year? As more ...

With President Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine war, Europeans are now mainly responsible for prolonging it. Despite lame protestations of peace, Europe seems committed to fighting ‘to the last ...

CIVICUS speaks with Eric Bjornlund, President and CEO of Democracy International, about the impacts of the US foreign aid freeze and the resulting legal challenges the Trump administration is facing.

As global demand for carbon credits rises, Tanzania has become a magnet for carbon offset projects. High polluters are looking for land to capture carbon.

The world's largest international policing organisation Interpol is being used by governments to track down political opponents and human rights campaigners, an IPS investigation reveals.

South Africa’s Rooibos tea has become a popular drink all around the globe. But prices of the herbal brew could shoot up within the next decade, as the Rooibos plant can only grow in one small region ...

Millions of South Africans headed out in large numbers, some braving cold and wet weather to cast their ballot in the country's sixth democratic elections this week. The 2019 election was one of the ...

The world needs the United Nations more than ever, but its inefficiencies and bureaucracy are hard to ignore. No wonder some critics are calling to defund it ...

The Gulf’s most powerful weapon isn’t a military, a United Nations (UN) Security Council seat, or a legacy of global ...

Strong storms washed Golenur Begum's house away. Now the women from her village are climate-proofing their communities by ...

Villagers from 10 villages in Gianyar, Bali have joined hands to find a solution to the mounting waste - both organic and ...