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Famine in South Sudan Projected to Worsen Without Humanitarian Intervention By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

UNITED NATIONS, May 1 2026 (IPS) - In 2026, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan has taken a considerable turn for the worse, with widespread food shortages, ongoing disruptions to food production systems, and rising rates of malnutrition affecting over half of the population. Compounded by the vast scale of needs and an overwhelming lack of access to basic services, humanitarian experts warn that nationwide levels of hunger are projected to worsen to catastrophic levels if urgent intervention is not secured. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/famine-in-south-sudan-projected-to-worsen-without-humanitarian-intervention/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Days_No_Outcry_The_Cost_of_Speaking_Out_UN_Staff_Advised_to_Keep_Off_Campaign_for_New_SecretaryGener Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

‘Nuclear Weapons Are Not Just Tools of War. They Are Weapons of Mass Suffering.’ By Naureen Hossain Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/nuclear-weapons-are-not-just-tools-of-war-they-are-weapons-of-mass-suffering/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Days_No_Outcry_The_Cost_of_Speaking_Out_UN_Staff_Advised_to_Keep_Off_Campaign_for_New_SecretaryGener NEW YORK, May 1 2026 (IPS) - “We choose hope because despair is a form of surrender that we cannot accept,” UN Ambassador to the Philippines, Enrique Manolo, told civil society representatives and the diplomatic community, considering the question of whether to pursue nuclear disarmament in a world that is becoming more polarized on the issue. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Migration a Toxic and Divisive Issue in Many Parts of the West By Simone Galimberti Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/migration-a-toxic-and-divisive-issue-in-many-parts-of-the-west/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Days_No_Outcry_The_Cost_of_Speaking_Out_UN_Staff_Advised_to_Keep_Off_Campaign_for_New_SecretaryGener KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 4 2026 (IPS) - Migration is a strange thing, hard to pin down. It is a complex phenomenon that transforms communities while shaping people’s identities and it is so multifaceted that individuals perceive it and live it in different ways. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

African Countries Up Efforts to Tax High-Income Individuals By Ignatius Banda Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/african-countries-up-efforts-to-tax-high-income-individuals/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Days_No_Outcry_The_Cost_of_Speaking_Out_UN_Staff_Advised_to_Keep_Off_Campaign_for_New_SecretaryGener BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 4 2026 (IPS) - African countries are exploring ways to tax high-earning individuals as the continent seeks to expand its revenue collection amid what experts say is a growing gulf between rich and poor. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Pacific Ocean Under Pressure — Now a Region Finally Armed With Evidence By Sera Sefeti Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/pacific-ocean-under-pressure-now-a-region-finally-armed-with-evidence/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Days_No_Outcry_The_Cost_of_Speaking_Out_UN_Staff_Advised_to_Keep_Off_Campaign_for_New_SecretaryGener SUVA, Fiji, May 4 2026 (IPS) - For generations, Pacific people have understood the ocean not as a resource but as identity, sustenance, and survival. Today, that relationship is being tested in ways science is only just beginning to fully capture. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/the-un-ngo-committee-civil-societys-gatekeeper-in-hostile-hands/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Days_No_Outcry_The_Cost_of_Speaking_Out_UN_Staff_Advised_to_Keep_Off_Campaign_for_New_SecretaryGener BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 4 2026 (IPS) - In January, the government of Algeria succeeded in locking two civil society groups out of access to the United Nations (UN). It raised questions at the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, known as the NGO Committee, about two civil society groups with accreditation. It alleged that Italian organisation Il Cenacolo was making politically motivated statements at the UN Human Rights Council and the Geneva-based International Committee for the Respect and Implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (CIRAC) was selling UN grounds passes. Four days later, it called a vote to revoke their status. Other states urged delay, but the no-action motion failed, and 11 of the body’s 19 members voted to recommend that the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) revoke Il Cenacolo’s accreditation and suspend CIRAC’s for a year. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.