US TV Networks Covered the War in Ukraine more than the US Invasion of Iraq
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 12 (IPS) – The evening news programs of the three dominant U.S. television networks devoted more coverage to the war in...
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The Asia and Pacific region’s economic recovery from COVID and other global shocks, must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”, to protect...
Tackling the Pandemic of Inequality in Asia and the Pacific
BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 12 (IPS) – After two years of human devastation, the world is learning to live with COVID-19 while trying to balance...
Africa Commits to Green Recovery from COVID-19 Amid Daunting Challenges
KIGALI, Apr 12 (IPS) – Climate change activist Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), is not reluctant...
Why Africa is Divided Over the Russia-Ukraine War?
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 12 (IPS) – While the West has closed its ranks in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the response in...
China Debt Traps in the New Cold War
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 12 (IPS) – As China increases lending to other developing countries, ‘debt trap’ charges are growing quickly. As it...
Oman has become the 100th country to ratify a 2006 treaty that protects the rights, pay and conditions of seafarers – a milestone that was...
Ukraine war: Trauma ‘risks destroying a generation’, Security Council hears
Increasing reports of sexual violence and human trafficking in Ukraine – allegedly committed against women and children in the context of massive displacement and...
Decrying the erosion of democracy in Brazil, a UN expert has called for authorities to create and maintain a safe environment conducive to the...
The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, but...
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