Europe Sweeps Away More Refugees, Asylum Seekers – Part I: UK, Greece
MADRID, Apr 21 (IPS) – In what looks pretty much like an ‘operation clean sweep’ aiming at getting rid of more and more migrants,...
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Apr 21 (IPS) – With public debt reaching record highs both in developed and emerging markets– and with even more...
Road to European Dream Paved by Extortion and Exploitation
Cairo, Egypt, Apr 21 (IPS) – Last June, Mit Al Korama’s youth gathered in front of one of their homes on a summer evening...
Guterres urges youth: Keep pushing, mobilizing, ‘bringing your ideas to the table’
Despite war, COVID-19 and the climate crisis, all of which compound the other challenges facing young people today, the UN chief lauded youth for...
Guterres requests meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Presidents
In efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Secretary-General António Guterres has written separate letters to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to request...
Interview: Despite security and political crises, UN expert remains optimistic about Mali
Three weeks have passed since some 500 people were allegedly summarily executed in Moura, a village in central Mali – and UN investigators have...
Pristina and Belgrade must engage more actively in dialogue facilitated by the European Union (EU), the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in...
The top UN humanitarian official in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday underlined the need for safe access to vulnerable people following two...
From Rags to Riches: Power and progress in Abu Dhabi
STOCKHOLM, Apr 20 (IPS) – I recently visited Abu Dhabi and my impressions became intermingled with worries about the war in Ukraine. I also...
Kenyan Community Project Saving Forests, Saving Livelihoods
Nairobi, Kenya, Apr 20 (IPS) – Despite an abundance of fisheries reserves along Kwale County’s lush coastline located on the south coast of Kenya,...
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 
Lebanon: After 48 years patrolling the Blue Line, UN peacekeepers prepare exit 
Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious? 
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026