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...
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The top UN humanitarian official in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday underlined the need for safe access to vulnerable people following two...
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,...
Criminality in Politics Does Not Bode Well for Democracys Future
NEW DELHI, India, Apr 20 (IPS) – A trend of declining trust in governments and politicians can turn into a threat beyond some point....
Addressing Gender-Related Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccinations to Ensure Vaccinations for All
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 20 (IPS) – As a global pandemic, COVID-19 and its continued impacts are unprecedented. Yet many of the challenges that...
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...
Black Women, the Most Oppressed and Exploited in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 20 (IPS) – The Theater of the Oppressed helped her become aware of the triple discrimination suffered by black women...
The Suicidal War on Nature Continues Unabated – International Mother Earth Day
MADRID, Apr 20 (IPS) – The gloomy picture is drawn from indisputable scientific conclusions and should be already known by everybody, in particular by...
Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: WFP
Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought in the Horn of Africa region amid a...
Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly blasts at two schools in Kabul
The United Nations has condemned the deadly bomb blasts at two educational institutions in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, which killed at least six...
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
Protecting the Climate Means Protecting Territorial Rights 
I Sustain My Accusation 
‘The War Must Stop’: Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Urgent Need to Protect Ukraine’s Women and Children