A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of school-age children by supporting the development of nutrition...
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Protect linguistic diversity on International Mother Language Day
The head of the UN’s educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has called for defending linguistic and cultural diversity in her message to mark International...
Stop violence at European borders and protect refugees – UNHCR
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged on Monday for greater protection for refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe. Read the full story, “Stop...
Halt all retaliation attacks against Indian journalist Rana Ayyub – UN experts
UN-appointed independent rights experts issued a statement on Monday calling on India to end relentless misogynistic and sectarian attacks against an investigative journalist. Read...
COVID-19: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO
Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health and...
Alarm: Every Two Weeks a Mother Tongue Disappears Due to Globalisation
MADRID, Feb 21 (IPS) – “Every two weeks a language disappears taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage. At least 43% of...
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) – A “Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, issued on February 4, 2020...
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) – The writer is Senior Analyst, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, New York CityIf the Ukraine crisis erupts into...
First Person : I don’t want to die in the body of a man
A transgender woman in Haiti has said she does not want to die in a man’s body, and hopes to leave her native country...
Struggle in Guatemala Offers Hope for Latin Americas Indigenous People
SAN SALVADOR, Feb 21 (IPS) – A struggle for the defense of their territories waged by indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ communities in eastern Guatemala could...
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