Guterres hails ‘critical step forward’ on resuming Ukraine grain exports
The UN chief on Wednesday described progress between Russia and Ukraine on allowing the resumption of grain exports during UN-brokered talks in Türkiye, as...
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More women work in health and care but they earn 24 per cent less than men: UN report
Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25 per cent less than their male counterparts – a larger gender pay gap...
BRAC celebrates 50 years: A case for social development founded and led by the Global South
New York, Jul 13 (IPS) – The success of BRAC in Bangladesh highlights the significance of development initiatives led by the Global South to...
Russia: Human rights experts condemn civil society shutdown
Top UN-appointed independent rights experts have condemned Russia’s “continued and heightened crackdown on civil society groups, human rights defenders and media outlets”. Read the...
Food Security: We Are Still Going Backwards
ROME, Jul 13 (IPS) – The signs of the last few years indicate a continuous setback towards achieving food security. The Food and Agriculture...
Sustainable Development Goals can be reached ‘despite our grim times’: ECOSOC President
Despite two years of a “surreal struggle” against the COVID-19 pandemic, and amidst rising global challenges, optimism for achieving sustainable development persists, a senior...
Soaring Temperatures in Devastates Kashmir Farmers
Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, Jul 13 (IPS) – The soaring temperatures this year in India’s northern state of Kashmir are proving calamitous for the region’s...
News Fatigue, Anti-Vax and Wars
STOCKHOLM, Jul 13 (IPS) – Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known. Michel de MontaigneDuring the beginning of the pandemic, people...
Access to information is a human right, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that for peacekeepers, it can be “a...
“I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with the UN Mission in...
Europe’s Hera mission is ready to double down on asteroid science 
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
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