Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees
The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee...
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Young Argentine Women Forge a Future in Cooperative Factory
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 02 (IPS) – “We started making shampoos and soaps in the kitchen of a friend’s house in 2017. We were five...
Its Time to Step up for Street Vendors Rights
MUMBAI, India, Mar 02 (IPS) – In the second week of January 2022, Purushottam—locally known as Prashant—a street vendor in central Delhi’s Connaught Place...
With One Million Species Endangered, the Web of Life Is at Risk of Extinction
MADRID, Mar 02 (IPS) – These are not by any means just mere figures. It is about the risk of extinction of the whole...
Safe Space to Express, Share and Grow
New York, Mar 02 (IPS) – Manjo Sheik, a 25-year-old entrepreneur from India, says women have multiple obstacles to overcome. Read the full story,...
Germany has become the first country to answer a call for wealthy nations to contribute their “fair share” towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced...
Ukraine: $1.7 billion appeal launched to help refugee exodus, host countries
Rockets have been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people have been killed or injured since the Russian military offensive began, the...
Scrap harmful laws that increase discrimination, UNAIDS urges
Everyone has the right to live a healthy, full, and productive life with dignity, regardless of their HIV or other medical status, the UN...
South Sudan: Condemnation for attempted ambush on food convoy
A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush on a UN convoy in South Sudan, the UN...
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean 
Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery 
Security Council LIVE: Libya in the spotlight amid ‘encouraging progress’ 
Health workers tackle taboos over drinking with new AI tool