Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country’s north-eastern Tete province, had...
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‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: UN chief
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers reached the point of...
Political Will and Partnerships Key to Ending Child Labour, says ILOs Joni Musabayana
Durban, May 18 (IPS) – With a strong commitment from governments, businesses, labour and consumers, the scourge of child labour can be eliminated, says...
Oil Business Burns Enough Gas to Power the Whole Sub-Sahara or Two Thirds of Europe
MADRID, May 18 (IPS) – While the attention of mostly Western media and politicians is quasi exclusively hoarded up by the proxy war in...
Call to Invest ‘Serious Resources’ in Education, to Stem Tide of Child Labour
Durban, May 17 (IPS) – “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to eliminate child labour.” So said Dennis Sinyolo, Director of...
New Medicines May Help End AIDS — but High Prices & Monopolies Could Keep the Poor Locked Out
WASHINGTON DC, May 18 (IPS) – Here’s the good news: there are a new set of breakthrough medicines to prevent and treat HIV, known...
UN envoy urges Iraqi politicians to ‘roll up sleeves’ and meet peoples’ aspirations
The top United Nations official in Iraq made an urgent appeal on Tuesday for the prompt formation of a new Government that meets the...
The UN Secretary-General has called for Lebanon’s political leaders to swiftly form an inclusive government in the wake of parliamentary elections on Sunday, that can help...
Mexico’s 100,000 ‘disappeared’ is a tragedy, says UN rights chief Bachelet
The news that more than 100,000 people in Mexico are now officially registered as “disappeared” is a tragedy, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said...
Long path to full equality says UN, marking Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Tuesday, leaders from across the UN system called for a world where all...
Ukraine: Critical health supplies destroyed in ongoing Russian attacks 
AI, green energy and economic transitions risk leaving vulnerable communities behind, UN warns 
Afghanistan faces record hunger levels amid rampant rights violations 
World losing ground in ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags