Rescuing global goals, world’s ‘highest common priority’ – UN chief
For a world in crisis, rescuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “must be our highest common priority,” the UN chief told Member States on...
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Floods Drive Urban Solutions in Brazilian Metropolis
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, May 17 (IPS) – “We do everything through parties, we don’t want power, we don’t want to take over the role...
Child Labour: No Quick End to Children Trapped in Tobacco Production
HONG KONG / LOME, May 17 (IPS) – Despite World Day Against Child Labour launched in 2002 by the International Labour Organization (ILO), little...
When Saviours Are the Problem
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (IPS) – Central bank policies have often worsened economic crises instead of resolving them. By raising interest rates...
Minimal risk of monkeypox transmission in UK following confirmed case
Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal following a confirmed case of the rare and sometimes fatal animal-bourne disease, the World...
First Person: I am a woman, a refugee, ‘I am who I am’
The UN migration agency, IOM, is running migrant centres across six provinces in Turkey as part of its refugee response, which provide migrants, refugees, and host community members, with...
Its Time To Globalise Compassion, Says Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Durban, May 16 (IPS) – “I have been talking to leaders of rich countries to address the problem of post-pandemic economic meltdown. We have to work for social...
‘We cannot rest’ until child labour is eliminated, ILO chief tells UN conference
Countries taking part in the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour this week in South Africa, are being urged to do...
Return of commercial flights from Yemeni capital after 6 years, an ‘important’ step
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, on Monday welcomed the resumption of commercial flights from the capital city’s main airport after six years, as...
WHO ‘concerned’ over COVID-19 outbreak in DPR Korea, reiterates full support
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday expressed concern over the current COVID-19 outbreak in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), where no...
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