The triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution is worsening, the deputy UN chief told a new coordination meeting of the...
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Ukraine conflict affecting children’s mental health: UNICEF
The grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine is increasingly affecting the mental health of boys and girls, causing nightmares, social isolation and panic attacks, the...
Pandemic threatens push to end Female Genital Mutilation
The COVID-19 pandemic could reverse decades of global progress in stamping out female genital mutilation (FGM), UN agencies warn ahead of the International Day...
Scholar Spotlights Early Role of Rastafari Women
PARIS, Feb 03 (IPS) – The Rastafari movement, which began in Jamaica during the 1930s, has become internationally known for its contribution to culture...
Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination rate six-fold
The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the 70 per cent target set for the middle of this...
Finding homes for more than a million displaced Ukrainians
Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since fighting in the far east of the country began in 2014. The UN...
End Leprosy Discrimination Now, For the Sake of Our Children
Abuja, Nigeria, Feb 03 (IPS) – Seidu Ishaiku lives in the hope that his children will succeed. He and his family live with about...
LONDON, Feb 03 (IPS) – Driven by unprecedented hardship to pass round the begging bowl, Sri Lanka has become the centre of a tussle...
Island States must bolster resilience to existential climate threats
The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga followed by another earthquake and aftershocks just days afterwards, has highlighted once again the vulnerability of...
A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health impacts of microplastics in cigarette butts, the most...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly