SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 20 (IPS) – Despite facing the world’s worst pandemic of the last century, rich countries in the World Trade...
Fewer women than men will regain work during COVID-19 recovery: ILO
Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released on Monday by the UN’s labour agency. Read...
Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study has revealed. Read the full story, “Domestic violence, forced marriage,...
The UN human rights chief on Monday said the apparent widespread use of Pegasus spy software to illegally undermine the rights of those under surveillance, including journalists and...
Pikas survive winter using a slower metabolism and, at times, yak poop
Winter on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is unfriendly to pikas. Temperatures across the barren, windy highlands routinely dip below –30° Celsius, and the grass that...
The latest picture of a black hole captures Centaurus A’s massive jets
The Event Horizon Telescope is expanding its portfolio of black hole images. In 2019, the telescope unveiled the first image of a black hole,...
Human rights defenders in Myanmar are being targeted under a “brute force terror campaign” by the military junta, United Nations independent experts said on...
Attacks against so-called slaves in Mali are on the rise and authorities must do more to prevent them, two independent UN human rights experts said...
Why is the UK Government Turning off the Tap During a Global Pandemic?
BRIGHTON, UK, Jul 19 (IPS) – The UK government’s decision to reduce its Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget from 0.7% of gross national income...
MEXICO CITY, Jul 19 (IPS) – In June, the Department of Homeland Security made a critical announcement. For the first time in U.S. history,...
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