Interview: Slave trade reparations ‘essential’, 1619 Project founder tells UN News
New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, best know for the 1619 Project, which frames slavery as one of the core elements of the history...
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At the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, Member States adopted a plan of action to tackle disinformation, at the request of Ukraine and with widespread...
Can Legal Action Alone Put an End to Child Marriage?
NEW DELHI, Apr 01 (IPS) – On December 22, 2021, the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to raise the legal...
War, Displacement & A Global Refugee Crisis: A Wake-Up Call to Increase Refugee Participation
NEW DELHI, India, Apr 01 (IPS) – It has been a month since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has now created one of the...
Syria: Rights experts call for humanitarian access to detained children
Humanitarians must have full and unimpeded access to children arbitrarily held in detention centres in northeast Syria, a group of independent UN human rights...
When Is Too Much Autism Awareness Still Not Enough?
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Apr 01 (IPS) – When is too much Autism awareness still not enough? This thought recurs every April as we near World...
UN chief calls for unity to ‘build a peaceful world’, ahead of Ramadan
Highlighting it as a period of compassion and empathy, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan is a “time...
Antarctica ‘should not be taken for granted’ scientists declare, amid extreme weather uptick
Antarctica, the world’s coldest, windiest and driest continent, has often been referred to as a stable ‘sleeping giant’, but increasingly extreme temperatures, together with...
Thousands escape to Uganda following violent clashes in DR Congo
Recent violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have forced thousands to escape to neighbouring Uganda, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...
UN chief calls for greater inclusion, marking World Autism Awareness Day
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted the need for greater support for people with autism, particularly at the community-level. Read the full story, “UN...
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