Türkiye’s decision to ditch a landmark international treaty to tackle violence against women and girls, could significantly set back efforts to tackle the problem,...
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‘Good strides’ being made towards inclusive peacebuilding, Security Council hears
The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) aims to adopt a more “ambitious and forward-looking agenda” in 2022, the body’s Chair told the Security Council on...
Mexicos Blue Carbon Pioneers Push on Despite Lack of State Support
SINANCHÉ, Mexico, Jul 27 (IPS) – When hurricanes Opal and Roxanne both hit the Mexican state of Yucatán in a ten-day period in 1995,...
Independent UN-appointed human rights experts who have urged China to repeal Hong Kong’s 2020 national security law (NSL) after claiming that its use had...
UNAIDS calls for urgent global action as progress against HIV falters
New UN data released on Wednesday showed that the decline in new HIV infections which can lead to full-blown AIDS has slowed. Read the...
VIDEO: Brazilian Metropolis Struggles for – and Against – Water
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Jul 27 (IPS) – Torrential water in the streets and none coming out of the taps are two disasters that plague...
Fear Returns to Argentina, Once Again on the Brink
BUENOS AIRES, Jul 27 (IPS) – Darío is a locksmith in Flores, a traditional middle-class neighborhood in the Argentine capital, who will have to...
Gender Sensitization, Not ‘Romeo’ Policing Needed, say Activists
Lucknow, Jul 27 (IPS) – Romeo is a bad word in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s largest province with nearly 25 million people. Read the...
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers serving in the Stablization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) which...
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 27 (IPS) – In recent days, as Pakistan’s economic woes have intensified, a veritable cottage industry has developed to suggest ways...
UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons 
Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future 
Colombia Declares State of Emergency Following Deadly Earthquake 
Retired in Ukraine: One Cheese, Two Chickens and a Dozen Eggs