As the world faces escalating challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, there is now a ...

Gaps in realising human rights could stop AIDS being ended as a public health threat by 2030, UNAIDS has warned in a report ...

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 ...

Nearly half the world’s population—over 3.5 billion people—lack access to safe toilets, with 419 million forced to practice ...

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

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

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

News, features and analyses on South-South from IPS Inter Press Service - News and Views from the Global South ...

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

WASHINGTON DC, Nov 25 2024 (IPS) - In Nigeria, over 80,000 women die each year from pregnancy and childbirth complications.

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

The 16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence, started with seeking to eliminate violence against women (VAW). This ...