Tension over Migration Awaits New President and New Constitution in Chile
SANTIAGO, Feb 23 (IPS) – The failure of Chile’s immigration policy, with its toll of deaths, xenophobic sentiments but also shows of solidarity, will...
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Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the release of four members of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) who were...
Caring for The Old
PORTLAND, USA, Feb 23 (IPS) – With the unprecedented ageing of populations worldwide, countries are struggling with the critical questions of who should be...
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Feb 23 (IPS) – Fifty-nine years ago, Bob Dylan recorded “With God on Our Side.” You probably haven’t heard it on...
Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due to the climate crisis and changes in land...
Baby formula marketing ‘pervasive, misleading and aggressive’ – UN report
Parents and pregnant women globally are exposed to aggressive marketing for baby formula milk, according to a report launched jointly by two UN agencies...
If Security Council Fails, Violation of UN Charter Should Go Before International Court of Justice
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (IPS) – The widening political crisis in Ukraine, which has taken a turn for the worse with the declaration of...
Ukraine: What’s Really Behind Putin’s Deployment of ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops? Experts Explain
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Feb 22 (IPS) – Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the independence of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk followed a...
People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a global meeting that opened on Tuesday to examine the...
‘Race against time’ as Madagascar braces for 4th tropical cyclone in a month
The island nation of Madagascar is shoring up for its fourth tropical cyclone in a month, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday, as they outlined...
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