NEW ORLEANS, United States, Sep 28 (IPS) – The global food system needs a massive overhaul – this was clear before the Covid pandemic...
Yemeni humanitarian organization wins Nansen Refugee Award
The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has supported tens of thousands of people caught up in the country’s conflict, is the winner of the...
The End of World Bank’s “Doing Business Report”: A Landmark Victory for People & Planet
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Sep 29 (IPS) – The September 16, 2021 announcement from the World Bank that it had discontinued publication of the Doing...
Young Migrant Workers Bear Brunt of COVID-19 Pandemic
Johannesburg, Sep 29 (IPS) – Most families in the Republic of Tajikistan were affected when economic migrants were caught up in the COVID-19 pandemic...
The spoken word album ‘Experimental Words’ weaves rhyme with reason
B. Gregory “Science asks the questions. / And poetry marks the spot.” This line from “Unweaving Science,” the opening track of the spoken word...
The world needs a new approach to allow as many people as possible to access digital data across borders, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea to abide by their commitment towards impartial and independent...
Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak in...
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s most vulnerable individuals, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on...
Following a decade of appalling suffering and losses in Syria, and amid a current period of relative calm, now is the time to push...
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