The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s...
For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, UN Peacekeeping announced on Tuesday....
Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, Mission chief warns
Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the Special Representative for the country told the Security Council...
World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF
Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous, and toxic conditions for children globally, according to a new report published on Tuesday...
Late Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad, was named on Tuesday as the recipient of United Nations Peacekeeping’s highest award, for exceptional courage, serving...
The Risks of Turning Planet Earth into a Giant Desert
MADRID, May 24 (IPS) – The message is clear: three-quarters of the world’s population will be affected by drought by 2050. Does it sound...
Corruption Kills
ABUJA, May 24 (IPS) – Nigeria’s accountant-general, the administrative head of the country’s treasury, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly...
The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk...
WASHINGTON DC, May 24 (IPS) – Less than halfway through the year, the May 19, 2022 passage of more than $41 billion in emergency...
Employee-run Companies, Part of the Landscape of an Argentina in Crisis
BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (IPS) – “All we ever wanted was to keep working. And although we have not gotten to where we would...
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