‘Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief’s International Women’s Day message
Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 08 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that the world “cannot emerge from the pandemic with...
<em>International Womens Day, 2022</em><br>Gender Blind Spots in the Water Sector
HAMILTON, Ontario, Mar 07 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. UN Women estimates...
<em>International Womens Day, 2022</em><br>To be Just, the Energy Transition Must Include & Empower Women
PANAMA CITY, Mar 07 (IPS) – The writer is Climate Change and Energy Policy Advisor, UNDP, Panama The following opinion piece is part...
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 07 (IPS) – The overwhelming condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine—which triggered a veto from Russia and an abstention from China...
<em>International Womens Day, 2022</em><br>War, Want, Weather and Wellbeing: Where Are We Now?
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GENEVA, Mar 07 (IPS) – Russia’s brutal and devastating invasion of Ukraine has triggered the largest and fastest refugee movement in Europe since World...
Ukraine: UN chief calls for safe passage from conflict zones, rights body records 1,123 civilian casualties, WHO outlines health concerns
UN chief António Guterres called on Sunday for a pause in fighting to allow civilians to escape conflict zones in Ukraine, as the UN...
Reports that Ukraine’s, and Europe’s, largest nuclear power plant is under the control of Russian forces is a cause for grave concern, the Director-General...
Restoring safety and dignity to women in Malawi, displaced by Tropical Storm Ana
Tropical Storm Ana left a trail of destruction in its wake in Malawi, particularly in hardest-hit southern districts, after it struck the country in...
Amin Awad, the United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, called on Saturday for an “immediate humanitarian pause” in fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces,...
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