The UN human rights chief called on Tuesday for a prompt, impartial and “transparent investigation” into the deaths of at least 18 people during...
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Ukraine reconstruction is a ‘long road’ but it must start now: Guterres
UN chief António Guterres lent his support on Tuesday to international efforts to rebuild Ukraine, as a conference began in Switzerland to garner support for the...
2030 development agenda ‘fails’ on racial equality and non-discrimination
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are characterized by a “shallow commitment” to racial justice and equality, an...
Mobilizing Against Hunger in Brazil, Where It Affects 33.1 Million People
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 05 (IPS) – A campaign against hunger, a problem that affects 15.5 percent of the Brazilian population, seeks to mobilize...
Rights Groups Question ‘Pregnancy Register’ for Polish Women
BRATISLAVA, Jul 05 (IPS) – Women’s rights groups fear a new legal provision in Poland requiring doctors to collect records on all pregnancies could...
Weaponizing Free Trade Agreements
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 05 (IPS) – Long seen as means to seek advantage on the pretext of providing mutual benefit, free trade...
BRUSSELS, Jul 05 (IPS) – The writer is executive director of HealthforAnimals, the global animal health association World Zoonoses Day, which will be...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared the end of its 14th Ebola outbreak after less than three months, the UN World Health...
New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday, highlighting continuing extreme rights abuses in...
Nature-Positive Ventures Crucial for Africas future, say experts at Africa Green Economy Conference
Toronto, Jul 04 (IPS) – Africa’s unique natural capital assets were the center of conversation at the 2022 Africa Green Economy Conference. Held in...
Renewed Hostilities In Yemen Inflame Displacement and Regional Risks 
One Man’s Quest to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Mali 
Ukraine: Attacks on education threaten an entire generation, UNICEF warns 
Back to school in Haiti: ‘Madame, can you stop what the gangs are doing to us?’