The arrest and detention of at least 29 casino union leaders and activists during a strike that began on New Year’s Eve in Cambodia, may represent a...
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Authorities in Myanmar are being urged to conduct a full investigation into the killing of a journalist last month, reportedly during an army attack...
Though highly preventable and treatable, cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in reproductive-aged women globally, according to the UN...
“Every day is a new adventure”, as part of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Syria, according to a young staff member who helps aid workers check in, board and fly safely between the capital, Damascus, and her home...
STOCKHOLM, Jan 05 (IPS) – A brutal drama is unfolding in Ethiopia and it is difficult to find straightforward accounts of what is happening...
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 05 (IPS) – Across Latin America and the Caribbean there is a culture of impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence. Crimes...
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 05 (IPS) – The ageing of human populations is an inescapable demographic future. That evolving and universal future is increasingly challenging...
KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan 05 (IPS) – When Kamikazi * from Gisagara, a district in Southern Rwanda, was forced to quit her job due to...
Warring parties should never attack children or the services they rely on, a senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Tuesday,...
UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that a harsh winter in Afghanistan is aggravating already severe conditions faced by millions across the country. Read the...