Turning Agro-industrial Waste into Energy in Argentina
ZÃ?RATE, Argentina, Mar 31 (IPS) – Three giant concrete cylinders with inflated membrane roofs are a strange sight in the industrial park of Zárate,...
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GENEVA, Mar 31 (IPS) – Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights In an address to the 49th session of the Human Rights...
World can end ‘downward humanitarian spiral’ of Afghanistan
As the world focuses its attention on the war in Ukraine, the UN reminded the international community on Thursday to remember Afghanistan as it...
The World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF 2022) closed in Dubai on Wednesday with participants adopting the ‘UAE Declaration’, which calls for greater collaboration, integration...
Work ‘in concert’ to help bring Yemen closer to a peaceful future
The peace process in Yemen has been “stalled for too long,” the top UN envoy for the country told a summit meeting on Wednesday...
The UN chief has called for $100 million each year in assessed contributions from Member States, to fund the world body’s peacebuilding activities, describing...
Ukraine war: Russia used cluster weapons at least 24 times, says UN’s Bachelet
Credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, at least two dozen times since they invaded...
A third of the world remains totally unvaccinated against COVID: Tedros
A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 per cent of all...
Ukraine: UNESCO’s response to children’s education needs
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 4 million people have fled the country – two million of them, are children....
BERLIN, Mar 30 (IPS) – In a short period, the war in Ukraine has already had a major effect on the world economy. The...
Who should set the rules for AI? The UN is pushing for a safer digital future 
Bangladesh Must Face Its Quiet Crisis of Internal Displacement 
ETHIOPIA: ‘Reporting on Abuses Shouldn’t Be Treated as a Threat to National Interest’ 
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights