WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee has been convened due to the...
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Yemen truce holding, but full measures still not in place
The “unprecedented” truce in Yemen has so far led to a reduction in fighting and other positive developments, but action is needed on its...
Elder Abuse: Human Rights Have an Expiration Date
MADRID, Jun 14 (IPS) – 1 in 6 people over 60 years of age –nearly 141 million people globally– suffers from abuse, according to...
Disability Inclusion Lifts Rural Ugandan Families From Poverty
Oyam & Gulu, Uganda, Jun 14 (IPS) – Lawrence Akena was born 32 years ago with microcephaly. Because of his neurological condition, he didn’t...
Ever greater numbers of vulnerable people are risking their lives on dangerous migration routes in Latin America, forced to move by the global food...
The Weaponization of Energy & Europes Way Out
BRUSSELS, Jun 14 (IPS) – The fast-changing environment requires Europe’s energy system not only to adapt but to also find the right mechanisms to...
SWIFT Dollar Decline
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 (IPS) – US-led sanctions are inadvertently undermining the dollar’s post-Second World War dominance. The growing number of countries...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday dismissed the British Government’s proposal to process United Kingdom-bound asylum seekers in Rwanda, describing the...
Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger
A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the World Bank on Monday, part of an overall package...
Mali: Support ‘deep aspiration’ for reform, top envoy urges Security Council
Long-term uncertainty related to the length of the transition period in Mali has made it even more difficult to achieve progress on implementing the...
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