UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14 (IPS) – A new Cold War – this time, between the US and China —is threatening to paralyze the UN’s most...
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The UN is set to launch a funding appeal to support Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where ongoing volcanic “explosions” continue to disrupt life in...
A so-called “Rewards for Justice” programme in the United States is violating the human rights of some of the individuals it targets, independent UN human...
“Prevention is the best and only cure” to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences faced by survivors of sexual violence in conflict, especially as...
Violence attributed to Israeli settlers against Palestinians living in the West Bank has worsened in recent months, amidst “an atmosphere of impunity”, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday....
Increasing access to affordable insulin is among the objectives of the new Global Diabetes Compact, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). Read...
SAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador, Apr 14 (IPS) – A score of coastal communities in El Salvador are staking their bets on sustainable development...
The Cabo Delgado region in northern Mozambique is staring at a “large and likely long-lasting” humanitarian crisis, with nearly a third of its population displaced,...
GENEVA, Apr 13 (IPS) – Three recent developments bring about again the reasoning on the dire need to immediately reform the United Nations (UN) and...
Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make choices over their healthcare, contraception, or sex lives, a new...
