Global Issues

“Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production. Read the full story, “From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought”, on globalissues.org →

The senior UN official in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, has issued a condemnation of the massive overnight Russian drone and missile strike on several major Ukrainian cities, killing and injuring civilians, and knocking out energy infrastructure amid sub-zero temperatures.Read the full story, “‘Cycle of attacks must end’: Lead UN official in Ukraine”, on globalissues.org →

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a detailed statement regretting the United States decision to leave the UN agency, and declaring that it will leave both the US and the world less safe as a result.Read the full story, “US withdrawal from WHO ‘risks global safety’, agency says in detailed rebuttal”, on globalissues.org →

CIVICUS speaks with Belarusian activist, blogger and journalist Mikola Dziadok about his experiences as a two-time political prisoner and the repression of dissent in Belarus. Mikola was jailed following mass protests in 2020. Read the full story, “‘Freedom Always Returns – but Only If We Hold Fast to Our Values and Sustain the Struggle’”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (IPS) - Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine faces another winter marked by widespread humanitarian suffering and continued indiscriminate attacks. The final months of 2025 were particularly volatile, characterized by routine bombardment of densely populated areas and repeated strikes on residential neighborhoods, critical civilian infrastructure, and humanitarian facilities. As hostilities expanded into new territories over the past year, humanitarian needs grew sharply, with many war-torn communities residing in uninhabitable areas. Read the full story, “Systemic Infrastructure Attacks Push Ukraine Into Its Deepest Humanitarian Emergency Yet”, on globalissues.org →

CHONGWE, Zambia, January 23 (IPS) - In a quiet village known as Nkhondola, in Chongwe District, Eastern Zambia, Royd Michelo and his wife, Adasila Kanyanga, have transformed their five-acre piece of land into a self-sustaining agroecological landscape. With healthy soils built over time, the farm teems with diverse food crops, fruit trees, livestock and birds, nourishing their family and the surrounding community. Read the full story, “Moving Towards Agroecological Food Systems in Southern Africa”, on globalissues.org →

ABUJA, Nigeria, January 23 (IPS) - For the last decade, many in the foreign aid sector have emphasised the need for localisation, and in the last 5 years, the calls have been louder than ever. I am one of such voices. Read the full story, “Beyond Shifting Power: Rethinking Localisation Across the Humanitarian Sector”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (IPS) - At least 21 United Nations personnel — 12 peacekeeping personnel and nine civilians — were killed in deliberate attacks in 2025, according to the United Nations Staff Union Standing Committee on the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service. Read the full story, “UN Peacekeepers and Associated Personnel Killed in Malicious Attacks in 2025”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (IPS) - The two current ongoing conflicts, which have claimed the lives of hundreds and thousands of people, are between nuclear and non-nuclear states: Russia vs Ukraine and Israel vs Palestine, while some of the potential nuclear vs non-nuclear conflicts include China vs Taiwan, North Korea vs South Korea and US vs Iran (Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Denmark). Read the full story, “The World’s Ongoing Conflicts Underline Nuclear and Non-Nuclear States”, on globalissues.org →

With young people under 30 making up more than half of the global population and over 272 million children and youth still out of school, their participation in shaping education is becoming increasingly vital.Read the full story, “Young people must be ‘truly involved’ in transforming education”, on globalissues.org →