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Golenur Begum watched her house being washed away twice by powerful storms that hit the coastal village of Sinharatoli in southwestern Bangladesh. Now the women from her village and others are climate-proofing their communities by planting mangroves ipsnews.net/2025/05/how-ma…

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons must not be allowed to collapse under the weight of geopolitical cynicism, the preparatory committee at the UN heard ipsnews.net/2025/05/agenda…

Don't miss this week's newsletter - Most-read stories and must-reads: ➡️Health Workers in Conflict Zones Experience an Epidemic of Violence; ➡️Civilians Face Humanitarian Disaster in Great Lakes, Horn of Africa Conflicts; and more ow.ly/iQPl50VXJ5o

Many are concerned by the lack of progress on nuclear disarmament and emerging proliferations risk that could undermine the hard-won norms established to bring about a world free of nuclear weapons and a regime to achieve that goal, says Harold Adlai Agyeman ipsnews.net/2025/05/agenda…

On Bangladesh’s southwest coast, tides, cyclones, and rising salinity are a daily threat. But mangroves help locals survive, protecting lives and livelihoods as climate change intensifies ipsnews.net/2025/05/how-ma…

Women in fishing communities in Malawi’s lakeshore districts of Nkhotakota and Mangochi are often coerced into transactional sex to access fish from male boat owners, report finds ipsnews.net/2025/05/sex-fi…

Across Africa, young people are being priced out of the rental market. Rapid urbanization, population growth, and economic hardship have made affordable housing a growing concern ipsnews.net/2025/05/young-…

In Malawi’s lakeshore communities, the lack of targeted policies and enforcement within fishing communities has created an environment where women are vulnerable to sexual exploitation and left without recourse when faced with unwanted pregnancies or abuse ipsnews.net/2025/05/sex-fi…

New report: Over 3,600 attacks on doctors and health care workers, hospitals & clinics in war zones in 2024, +15% from 2023, +62% since 2022. The attacks are more numerous and also more destructive and involve heavier weapons, finds Safeguarding Health ipsnews.net/2025/05/health…

The “sex for fish” practice isn’t unique to Malawi—it's widespread across sub-Saharan Africa. But Malawi’s case highlights the urgent need to address the structural inequalities that leave women vulnerable in resource-dependent communities ipsnews.net/2025/05/sex-fi…

The health system in Gaza has collapsed. Only 22 out of 36 hospitals are partially functioning, some treating just a few patients a day, labs are not running, supplies scarce, staff are exhausted, says Simon Tyler, Executive Director of Doctors of the World ipsnews.net/2025/05/health…

The health system in Gaza has collapsed. Only 22 out of 36 hospitals are partially functioning, some treating just a few patients a day, labs are not running, supplies scarce, staff are exhausted, says Simon Tyler, Executive Director of Doctors of the World ipsnews.net/2025/05/health…

Many are concerned by the lack of progress on nuclear disarmament and emerging proliferations risk that could undermine the hard-won norms established to bring about a world free of nuclear weapons and a regime to achieve that goal, says Harold Adlai Agyeman ipsnews.net/2025/05/agenda…

Next month, as world leaders gather in Nice for the United Nations Ocean Conference #UNOC3 they must confront a hard truth: a lack of transparency at sea is enabling illegal fishing, undermining efforts to protect our oceans, ✍️actor & activist Ted Danson ipsnews.net/2025/05/seafoo…

Women in fishing communities in Malawi’s lakeshore districts of Nkhotakota and Mangochi are often coerced into transactional sex to access fish from male boat owners, report finds ipsnews.net/2025/05/sex-fi…

By committing to transparency, we can protect marine ecosystems, ensure a level playing field for honest fishers, and give consumers confidence that their seafood is safe, legally caught, and honestly labeled, ✍️actor & activist Ted Danson #UNOC3 ipsnews.net/2025/05/seafoo…

In Malawi’s lakeshore communities, the lack of targeted policies and enforcement within fishing communities has created an environment where women are vulnerable to sexual exploitation and left without recourse when faced with unwanted pregnancies or abuse ipsnews.net/2025/05/sex-fi…

IPS tracks progress & obstacles in the effort toward the #SDGs. Check out the latest issue of our newsletter: ➡️How Mangroves Save Lives, Livelihoods in Bangladesh; ➡️Health Workers in Conflict Zones Experience an Epidemic of Violence; and more 👇👇👇ow.ly/SK5L50VVF8o

We joined a coalition of USAID partners to sue over the funding freeze, courts ordered the government to resume payments, but the administration has largely failed to comply, says Eric Bjornlund, head of Democracy International, CIVICUS ipsnews.net/2025/05/legal-…

If Leo XIV’s career so far is anything to go by, he’ll likely be less outspoken than his predecessor, more inclined towards negotiation and compromise. But the papacy offers a very different platform to that of a cardinal,✍️Andrew Firmin, CIVICUS ipsnews.net/2025/05/new-po…