Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so far, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief said on...
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Mali’s withdrawal from G5 Sahel, Joint Force ‘a setback’ for the region
Mali’s decision on 15 May to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is “unfortunate” and “regrettable”, a senior United Nations official...
As COVID Wanes, Tuberculosis Deaths Must Become Visible
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 19 (IPS) – It is time to treat the scourge of Tuberculosis scourge with the same urgency as we...
Debt Distress in Africa: Problems and Ways Forward
PRETORIA, South Africa, May 19 (IPS) – The COVID pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on Africa’s sovereign debt situation. Currently, 22 countries...
Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief said on Wednesday, in a call to action to fight the...
COVID-19 rates are on the rise in the Americas, where new infections and fatalities have been steadily increasing over the past four weeks, the...
The global economy is expected to grow by only 3.1 per cent this year, down from the 4.0 per cent projected in January, largely...
The first ever International Day for Women in Maritime kicked off its inaugural celebration on Wednesday with a seminar to “take stock and identify...
‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: UN chief
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers reached the point of...
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country’s north-eastern Tete province, had...
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Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific 
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