UNESCO bolsters protection for Ukrainian heritage under fire
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has said that it is taking measures as best it can, to try and protect some...
NEWS
Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’
Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two...
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care
New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen...
New Constitution Would Declare Chile a Plurinational State
SANTIAGO, Mar 09 (IPS) – Chile could change the course of its history and become a diverse and multicolored country this year with a...
Invasion of Ukraine: Neighbours struggle with refugee influx; UN expresses ‘horror’ at Mariupol hospital attack
The exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday, as the...
Fears grow for Syria amid rising violence, deepening humanitarian crisis
Top UN-appointed rights investigators on Wednesday urged renewed efforts for a political solution to Syria’s devastating war, which has been marked by an uptick...
The Belarusian Government’s continuing crackdown on political opponents, civil society, journalists and lawyers has seen the fundamental human rights of tens of thousands violated,...
Brutal Discrimination Adds Trauma to Roma as they Flee War-torn Ukraine
BRATISLAVA, Mar 09 (IPS) – Roma refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine are facing discrimination on both sides of the country’s borders at the end of...
A Rude Awakening for America and its Allies
NEW YORK, Mar 09 (IPS) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was certainly not a surprise and has unambiguously exposed the West’s weakness. The question...
Ukraine war now ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarians warn, in call for safe access
On day 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid rising numbers of civilian casualties, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday repeated her...
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
Protecting the Climate Means Protecting Territorial Rights 
I Sustain My Accusation 
‘The War Must Stop’: Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Urgent Need to Protect Ukraine’s Women and Children