UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia
The UN human rights chief has condemned the beheading of 81 people by Saudi Arabia during the course of a single day, charged with...
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How COVID Has Affected the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mar 14 (IPS) – Neglected tropical diseases is an umbrella term used to describe a group of 20 infectious diseases. These diseases affect over...
‘A Growing Number of Billionaires Is a Sign of Failure’
Mar 14 (IPS) – It is no secret that economic inequality has risen exponentially in the last few decades, both in India and globally....
Yemen facing ‘outright catastrophe’ over rising hunger, warn UN humanitarians
Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe”, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from...
UN Re-Surfaces After Long Pandemic Lay-off
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) – After several on-again and off-again pandemic lockdowns, the United Nations is planning to return to normal beginning this...
The Future of Food: Jellyfish, Farmed Insects, 3D Printed Meat?
ROME, Mar 14 (IPS) – Between the devastating effects of climate change and the fast advancing new technologies, it seems now evident that the...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 (IPS) – The writer is an international communications coordinator at Greenpeace AfricaAs Russia’s attack began rattling Kyiv with multiple missile...
To attack babies is ‘an act of unconscionable cruelty’: UN top officials urge end to attacks on health care in Ukraine
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, 31 attacks on health care have been documented by the World Health Organization. These incidents have killed and injured civilians,...
The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on the shores of Uganda, where people were already...
First Person: ‘I speak up for those who cannot’
Maya Aktar, a garment worker from Bangladesh, represents other migrants employed in the sector, in Jordan. She explains how she became involved in the...
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