Yemen alert: 8 million face reduced rations amid funding shortages
The UN food relief agency warned on Wednesday that it is running out of funds to continue providing food assistance to 13 million Yemenis....
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Two UN-appointed independent rights experts condemned the arbitrary execution in the strongest terms on Wednesday, of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner as a sign of...
Security Council paves way for aid to reach desperate Afghans
The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds...
Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns
As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued a reminder on Wednesday that “anyone who ignores...
Blue Ocean Solutions for Climate Resilience and Accelerated Development
Nairobi, Kenya, Dec 22 (IPS) – Seychelles’ 115 islands are an exotic ocean ecosystem of beaches, coral reefs, and unique plant and animal species....
Authorities in India must stop targeting prominent Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, while calling...
Women’s Rights Groups Welcome New Legal Protections Against Sexual Violence in the Maldives, including Marital Rape
NEW DELHI, India, Dec 22 (IPS) – Marital rape has now been criminalized without exception in the Maldives, as part of a raft of...
Getting Beyond Body-Shaming
New York, Dec 21 (IPS) – This is an age where pandemics are raging, millions live in war-torn strife, yet women are judged on...
Champions of the Earth: Kyrgystan’s environmental entrepreneur
A picture of the Krygyz capital Bishkek, covered in a thick blanket of polluted air, spurred Maria Kolesnikova to start an environmental movement. Her...
Rural Women in Peru Seed Water Today to Harvest It Tomorrow
CUZCO, Peru, Dec 22 (IPS) – “When I was a little girl we didn’t suffer from water shortages like we do now. Today we...
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