NEW YORK, Feb 28 (IPS) – “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” – Sun TzuRussian President and former...
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The Anti-Corruption Compass in Mexico
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Pacific Islanders: Failure to Commit to 1.5 Degrees at COP27 will Imperil the Worlds Oceans
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 28 (IPS) – Oceans play a pivotal role in regulating the world’s climate and maintaining the conditions for human life on...
Gender Lens Crucial to Leaving No-one Behind (Part 2)
Johannesburg, Feb 28 (IPS) – A crucial two-day meeting of Parliamentarians from the Asian, Arab and African regions will put human-rights-based legislative frameworks under...
The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of the 193-member UN General Assembly on Russia’s military operation...
Gender Lens Crucial to Leaving No One Behind (Part 1)
Johannesburg, Feb 27 (IPS) – Parliamentarians’ leadership in a post-COVID-19 recovery is crucial to achieving the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) agenda....
6 in 7 People Worldwide Experience High Levels of Insecurity – Why?
MADRID, Feb 27 (IPS) – Safety and security are at the base of the ‘hierarchy of needs’ pyramid, second in importance only to life’s...
Limiting the damage: UN helps policy-makers tackle climate change
As extreme weather events become commonplace, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact...
We must ‘learn from history’, UN Human Rights Council President says
As the conflict in Ukraine deepens and the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva is gearing up to hold...
In full costume and make-up, drag queen Madame Bonjour JohnJ, is teaching children that it’s ok to be different, during storytelling sessions in their...
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