Israel’s Glorious and Gloomy Reality
NEW YORK, Feb 22 (IPS) – No people have ever risen from the ashes of near-extinction to form a country and achieve the height...
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Financialization at Heart of Economic Malaise
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (IPS) – COVID-19 has exposed major long-term economic vulnerabilities. This malaise – including declining productivity growth – can...
Secretary-General António Guterres is “greatly concerned” by the Russian Federation’s decision on the status of certain areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, his Spokesperson...
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...
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...
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