It is Time for a More Inclusive & Democratic UN
KIGALI/ BERLIN/ KUALA LUMPUR/ KINGSTON, Feb 07 (IPS) – The global challenges we face are too complex for governance as usual. It is high...
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An Unending & Uncertain Battle Against the Covid
NEW DELHI, Feb 07 (IPS) – The year 2021 began with several new vaccines showing efficacy in randomized trials, but despite 26 authorised Covid-19...
Haitan teenager spends three years in a Haitian jail for a crime he didn’t commit
A young Haitian man is rebuilding his life, with the support of the UN, after being held in detention for three years, from the...
Forty years ago, Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo, known as Pati, left the Mexican city of Querétaro with her family in search of a simple...
Is it Time to Bar Coup Leaders from the UN?
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 04 (IPS) – A rash of military coups in Africa has resurrected a long dormant question: should leaders who take power...
Guterres says Africa is ‘source of hope’ for the world
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said that Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of the African Continental Free...
First Person: Hope and shelter, amid the fighting in Burkina Faso
For the last three years, a retired cook in northern Burkina Faso has been providing shelter for people displaced by armed attacks in the...
With one in five people worldwide developing cancer during their lifetimes, prevention of the disease has become one of the most significant public health challenges of the 21st...
Madagascar: Recovering from one deadly cyclone, bracing for another
Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to make landfall within hours. Meanwhile, the island nation...
Guterres: ‘Let us build bridges between the faiths’
Marking the International Day of Human Fraternity on Friday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General issued a stark warning over rising hate speech, intolerance, discrimination and physical violence. Read...
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