Belarusian Journalists Keep Reporting From Exile – Here’s How
VILNA, Dec 07 (IPS) – Independent journalism has come increasingly under attack in Belarus, as the country has become a regional hotspot of media...
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GENEVA, Dec 07 (IPS) – On 25 November, news emerged from South Africa of a new COVID-19 variant. It has since been identified as...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 07 (IPS) – Funding for developing countries to address global warming is grossly inadequate. Very little finance is for...
Women sweep UN’s 2021 ‘Champions of the Earth’ awards
A Caribbean-based prime minister, a scientist, a group of indigenous women, and an entrepreneur were announced on Tuesday as this year’s winners of the United Nations’ Champions of the Earth awards. Read the full...
Millions of people in Ethiopia could be pushed deeper into hunger as the World Food Programme (WFP) faces a major funding shortfall that threatens...
All Humans Are Born Equal in Rights? Thats Still Far from Being True
MADRID, Dec 06 (IPS) – ”All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” These words are a sound introduction to...
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a staggering $17 trillion in lost lifetime earnings for today’s students, according to a UN-backed report issued on Monday. Read the full story,...
The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to delay a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body. Read the...
DR Congo: Limitations to ‘strictly military approach’ to stem violence, mission chief warns
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security Council on Monday that “a lasting solution” to the violence...
With 280 prisoners dead in Ecuador, UN experts call for urgent action
Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates dead and hundreds injured in Ecuadorian prisons this year, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for urgent government action to address the...
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