UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (IPS) – “Racism and discrimination have no place in our world — least of all at the United Nations”, warns UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who will soon appoint a Special Adviser to investigate the growing discrimination based on racial, national or ethnic origins in the world body.

FRANCE: ‘The Government Should Learn to Respect Its People, Listen to Them and Consult Them’
From Nuclear Weapons to Artificial Intelligence, a New Test of Humanity’s Restraint
COP31: Why Africa Must Rethink Nuclear Energy
Egypt: Fact-checking site’s entire newsroom jailed as assault on press freedom widens
Nearly 64,000 flee Nigeria for Niger where a humanitarian crisis is deepening
Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo
Stone Age children left fingerprints on ancient art projects