Actions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’
Over the past two years, there has been “an unprecedented increase in all forms of gender-based violence,” the UN Deputy Secretary-General told a high-level...
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Indigenous Communities Want Stake in the New Deal to Protect Nature
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 23 (IPS) – In early June 2022, more than 30 people from the Maasai community in the Loliondo division in Tanzania’s...
Why Arent More Women Angry?
PORTLAND, USA, Jun 23 (IPS) – Why aren’t more women angry about their subordination, discrimination, and unequal treatment in the 21st century? Of course,...
Transgender People Gain Their Place in Argentine Society
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 23 (IPS) – “At the age of 35, with a document that says who I really am, I went back to...
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging Iran to call off plans to amputate the fingers of eight prisoners convicted of burglary, Spokesperson...
Securing peace, feeding the hungry: UN chief honours staff who died in service
In a solemn ceremony, the UN chief on Wednesday honoured the memory of 485 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of...
The Secretary-General issued a statement on Wednesday expressing his shock and outrage over reports that well over a hundred civilians have been killed in...
Indigenous women and girls face grave, systematic, and continuous acts of violence that permeate every aspect of their lives, a UN-appointed independent rights expert...
‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks
Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into a state of “de facto lethargy” even as...
Missing Women in Peru – Pain that Never Ends
LIMA, Jun 22 (IPS) – “They mustn’t stop looking for her,” said Patricia Acosta, mother of Estéfhanny Díaz, who went missing on Apr. 24,...
If the UN COP17 Is Serious About Biodiversity, It Needs to Follow the Money 
‘Prioritize Social Inclusion as Rapid Transformations Risk Leaving Millions Behind’ 
Finding Silver Linings Amid Haze of Climatic Uncertainty 
Could your brain data be used against you? UN calls for limits on neurotechnology