MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan 18 (IPS) – I arrived in Somalia in September 2019, two decades after having worked here previously. I knew that I...
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The Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi’s International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian casualties and have...
Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life
Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday....
UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’
Addressing the virtual World Economic Forum, on Monday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, told world and business leaders that “global solidarity is missing in action”. Read the full story, “UN chief: ‘Global...
As the Pandemic Devastates the Poor, the World’s 10 Richest Have Multiplied their Wealth into Trillions
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 (IPS) – The numbers are unbelievably staggering: the world’s 10 richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion...
Concrete action essential to fulfill Darfur promise: ICC Prosecutor
Nearly 20 years after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation in Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC), victims and survivors of...
A Call to Action on Living Lands
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan 17 (IPS) – If the ocean is the lifeblood of the Commonwealth, then forests are the lungs that breathe life into...
Labour market recovery still ‘slow and uncertain’
As the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on and global labour markets continue to struggle, the latest International Labour Organization (ILO) report, published on Monday, warns...
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jan 17 (IPS) – The final big legislative achievement of 2021 was a bill authorizing $768 billion in military spending for...
FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture...
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