Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, addresses the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony: Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights in observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 2025 (IPS) The United […]

While the memories of the past cannot be forgotten nor dismissed, the emphasis today needs to be placed firmly on achieving a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Credit: UNRWA By Joseph Chamie and Sergio DellaPergolaPORTLAND, USA / JERUSALEM, Jan 27 2025 (IPS) Following the long-sought cease-fire agreement between Israel […]

By CIVICUSJan 24 2025 (IPS)   CIVICUS speaks with Olivia Sohr about the challenges of disinformation and the consequences of the closure of Meta’s fact-checking programme in the USA. Olivia is the Director of Impact and New Initiatives at Chequeado, an Argentine civil society organisation working since 2010 to improve […]

Syrian children in an internally displaced people camp in Lebanon. Credit: ECW Choufany By Joyce ChimbiNEW YORK & NAIROBI, Jan 24 2025 (IPS) A report released today on the International Day of Education sounds alarm as the number of school-aged children in crisis worldwide requiring urgent support to access quality […]

Nearly all children worldwide have access to free primary education, with almost 90% completing primary school. But it’s a different story for children at the pre-primary and secondary level. Credit: Shafiqul Alam Kiron/IPS By Jo BeckerNEW YORK, Jan 23 2025 (IPS) The International Day of Education, January 24, reminds us […]