UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) – Michael Bloomberg, the three-term Mayor of New York city and a billionaire philanthropist, was once quoted as saying...
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UNHCR: Record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering...
“COVID-19 is not over”, Tedros warns World Health Assembly
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although reported COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly,...
Monkeypox: UNAIDS ‘concerned’ about stigmatizing language against LGTBI people
As a significant portion of the recently reported Monkeypox cases has been identified among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men,...
Biodiversity Day: UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’
Three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66% of the marine environment have been significantly altered by human actions. On the International Day for...
What the Russian Invasion Means for Syria
ISTANBUL, May 20 (IPS) – Moscow’s decision to intervene militarily in Syria in 2015 effectively preserved the Assad regime in Damascus. Russian air power...
With a scorching summer fast approaching, food prices rising and access to water and electricity limited in many parts of Syria, donors must make...
Countries must find consensus on clear, equitable and streamlined pandemic travel measures, the heads of two organizations working to improve migration said on Friday...
Youth Survivors, Activists Will Hold Governments Accountable to Call to Action on Ending Child Labour
DURBAN, May 20 (IPS) – Governments of the world must focus on providing quality free education and prosecuting corrupt officials and people who siphon...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries where cases of the rare viral disease monkeypox have been reported, the UN agency...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly