NEW YORK, Sep 08 (IPS) – This week, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, released his first report....
As the war in Ukraine “continues to rage,” the UN political and peacebuilding chief updated the Security Council, saying on Wednesday that 5,718 people...
Pollution and climate change upsurge the risk of ‘climate penalty’
A rise in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves will not only increase wildfires this century but also worsen air quality – harming...
China must address grave human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), and the international community must not turn a blind eye,...
Without investment, gender equality will take nearly 300 years: UN report
Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close to 300 years if the current rate of progress...
Somalia: UN envoy calls for collaboration to achieve new administration’s goals
Following the end of the “contentious” electoral process in May, the political climate in Somalia is now more conducive to addressing key national priorities,...
Hundreds of Millions of Children Sentenced to Ignorance
MADRID, Sep 07 (IPS) – More than two-thirds of 10-year-olds are unable to read and understand a simple text. This shocking finding should be...
COVID-19 Forced Ugandan Teachers to Go Digital, Teaching Them Important Lessons
KAMPALA/KABALE, Sep 07 (IPS) – Before the outbreak of COVID-19, an education officer in the district neighbouring Uganda’s capital Kampala decreed that teachers could...
Sand Poachers Fueling Environmental Harm in Zimbabwe
CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe, Sep 07 (IPS) – In Chitungwiza, right next to the highway, 36-year-old Nesbit Gavanga and his five colleagues use shovels as they...
The oldest known surgical amputation occurred 31,000 years ago
A child who lived on the Indonesian island of Borneo around 31,000 years ago underwent the oldest known surgical operation, an amputation of the...
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians 
Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals 
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Yemen escalation displaces more than 57,000 children: UNICEF