Education is a fundamental human right and “an essential driver for achieving peace and sustainable development”, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Friday, the International...
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Africa Needs More Action, Fewer Words to Secure Food and Nutrition
Kigali, Sep 09 (IPS) – For more than five years, Ritta Achevih was harvesting one bag of maize or less from her small plot...
NEW YORK, Sep 09 (IPS) – This week––nearly ten months after the emergence of the Omicron variant––the United States is rolling out Covid-19 booster...
In the Face of Scarcity, Cubans Dream of Once Again Drinking Their Daily Cup of Coffee
HAVANA, Sep 09 (IPS) – While the Cuban government’s plans to increase production begin to bear fruit, Mireya Barrios confesses that she seeks every...
Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General...
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of...
Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard, according to a new report launched...
UN meeting upholds need to remember and support victims of terrorism
Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is the goal of a two-day meeting that opened at...
A new report has revealed how projects supported by a UN trust fund for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel are helping victims...
Queen Elizabeth II: ‘Reassuring presence’ throughout decades of ‘sweeping change’
Secretary-General António Guterres expressed on Thursday, his deep sadness at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom...
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement – UNICEF 
Security Council LIVE: Sudan’s war spreads as drones and hunger take a deadly toll 
Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss 
Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces of combat