BRIGHTON, UK, Jun 28 (IPS) – The writer is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, UKWhat does empowerment for young women look...
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SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 28 (IPS) – Rich country governments claim the high moral ground on climate action. But many deny their far...
Leaders in Libya must resolve outstanding issues so that long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections can finally be held, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo...
Legalized cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and related health impacts, the UN Office on Drugs and...
BOSTON, USA, Jun 27 (IPS) – After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court....
Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on...
Nairobi, Jun 27 (IPS) – As the last working group meeting of the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Agenda concluded here on Sunday, the delegates’...
On Monday, thousands of people gathered at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, for the first day of the long-awaited UN Ocean Conference. Riding on...
“High level” violence has resulted in “scores of Palestinian and Israeli casualties”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the...
At least ten people have reportedly been killed by what Ukrainian authorities have said was a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping centre,...