UNs Political Hypocrisy– as Multi-Million Dollar Purchases Continue from a Blacklisted Russia
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) – The world’s financial institutions, primarily in the US and Europe, have cut off links and economically ostracized Russia...
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<em>International Womens Day, 2022</em><br>War, Autocrats and Fossil Fuels Women on the Front Line
TORONTO, Canada, Mar 04 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. For decades women’s...
Turning waste to wealth: In Nairobi, UN deputy chief lauds youth-led development solutions
Kenya’s Nzambi Matee beams brightly, thrusting a brick forth to coincide with the click of the camera. It is no ordinary brick – the...
The World Health Organization (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance. Read the full story, “UN...
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its...
Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council
Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told...
Ending pandemic, building resilience, key to sustainable development: UN deputy chief
Ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and building resilience against the next outbreak will be critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals...
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Mar 03 (IPS) – Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the first woman president of Mauritius is a renowned biodiversity scientist The following...
Egypt Rushes to Find Alternative Wheat Suppliers following Russian Invasion of Ukraine
CAIRO, Mar 03 (IPS) – Egypt is scrambling to find alternate sources of wheat after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put supply to...
For 50 years, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered the world a way forward “based on a vision for a better, healthier Earth...
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