BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 01 (IPS) – One year since a democracy-suspending coup, press freedom is dying in Myanmar. A military campaign of intimidation, censorship,...
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SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 01 (IPS) – Inflation hawks are winning the day. The latest ‘beggar thyself’ race to raise interest rates has...
‘No alternative to diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis, Security Council hears
Following weeks of heightened tensions around Ukraine, with reports that Russia has been deploying more than 100,000 troops and heavy weapons close to its...
‘Window of opportunity’ for unity opens in Myanmar
One year on from Myanmar’s military coup, violence and brutality has only intensified, but “a window of opportunity” does exist, “to build upon a...
The Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is taking advantage of a new initiative, to become the first UN peacekeeping mission to provide gender-sensitive housing...
Putting an end to India’s oxygen crises
Scenes of relatives desperately trying to find oxygen supplies for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in India last year, alerted the world to an acute, deadly...
Debunking Demographic Denialism
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 31 (IPS) – Demographic denialism is increasingly appearing in countries across the globe. Various government officials, politicians, business leaders, media commentators...
Why isn’t a Career in Politics Aspirational for Girls and Women in India?
Jan 28 (IPS) – For most young girls, a career in politics is not even on the radar. For the few that are interested,...
Tap Community to Stop Human Trafficking, says Survivor
Kingston, Jan 31 (IPS) – A single line at the end of the United States State Department 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report made headlines...
NEW YORK, Jan 31 (IPS) – Regardless of a success or failure to reach a new agreement with Iran, Israel must not attack Iran’s...
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