Twilight for the 1951 Refugee Convention
PORTLAND, USA, Apr 11 (IPS) – Twilight for the 1951 Refugee Convention is becoming a 21st century reality for an increasing number of countries...
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School Meal Programs Getting Back on Track in Central America, Despite Hurdles
ZARAGOZA, El Salvador, Apr 11 (IPS) – A group of preschool students enthusiastically planted cucumbers and other vegetables in their small school garden in...
Fabien Mwingwa once fought as a child soldier with an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Today, he has turned...
In Papua New Guinea, defending women accused of sorcery, has become a life-threatening occupation. The UN and European Union run Spotlight Initiative, is promoting...
Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’
Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest...
Rights chief highlights urgent need for action over thousands missing in Syria
Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families “remain in the dark” when it comes to the fates of their missing relatives,...
Ukraine: UN condemns deadly attack on train station, dozens of civilians killed
In eastern Ukraine, a reported Russian missile attack on a railway station that’s killed dozens of civilians including children, has been condemned by the...
Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines “to every person, everywhere” – not simply in the...
Following this week’s crackdown on non-violent demonstrations in Sri Lanka, independent UN human rights experts urged the government on Friday to “ensure that all...
Critical funding and timely action are needed to prevent a decaying tanker anchored close to Yemen’s coastline from sparking a major oil spill, the...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly