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Pakistan’s Crackdown on Journalists Comes Under Heavy Fire
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 14 (IPS) - Pakistan, one of few South Asian countries to oscillate between democratic governments and authoritarian regimes, is cracking down on journalists, including foreign correspondents covering the political situation in the world’s fifth most populous nation, with an estimated population of over 250 million people and ranking behind India, China, the United States, and Indonesia.
‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts
- UN News
As amber heat-health alerts spread across England this summer, a new study has found that the warnings are being received – but not changing behaviour.
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes
- UN News
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest – is killing one person every 30 minutes.
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks
- UN News
Humanitarians continue to provide life-saving assistance to people across the Occupied Palestinian Territory despite facing obstacles such as checkpoints, instability and access restrictions, the United Nations said on Friday.
An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account
- UN News
Across the world, healthcare has suffered more than 10,000 attacks in the past eight years, including during the brutal conflict in Ukraine and efforts to contain the current Ebola outbreak spreading rapidly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns
- UN News
Authorities in Iran intercepted 3,663 kilogrammes of methamphetamines headed for Europe and the Persian Gulf in the first quarter of 2026, according to the UN’s drugs and crime fighting agency (UNODC).
Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone
- UN News
Sudanese women about to give birth are losing their babies and sometimes their own lives because of a lack of specialist healthcare support, amid the ongoing war, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, August 13 (IPS) - Women’s rights advocates, judges and lawyers have launched a coordinated campaign to reform family laws that discriminate against women and girls in Africa.
Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Bangladesh, August 13 (IPS) - Dhaka’s recent and recurrent flooding is often treated as a natural disaster, but rain is only the trigger. The deeper causes are political, planning and ecological failure: wetland loss, canal encroachment, unplanned growth, weak enforcement, fragmented institutions and short-term engineering fixes. Dhaka is not drowning because it rains; it is drowning because it has been built as if water had nowhere to go.
Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 13 (IPS) - Global goods trade reached approximately USD 13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 12.5 percent from the same period in 2025, while services grew 10.5 percent, together adding USD 2 trillion to global trade. While these figures point to continued expansion, much of the increase reflects rising prices rather than stronger trade volumes.
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