BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec 09 (IPS) – As a feminist activist and defender of women’s rights in Iraq, I would like to share with you...
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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one...
Women, children and other vulnerable groups are more likely to have their human rights impacted by unilateral sanctions, an independent UN human rights expert...
Features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the sheer number of mutations, suggest that it could have a major impact on the course of...
UN Emergency Response Fund provides ‘spark of hope’ for shared humanity
Fast and flexible, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) was set up to promote swift, coordinated action in humanitarian crises, the UN Emergency Relief...
COVID-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UNICEF’s 75-year history
The COVID-19 pandemic is rolling back progress on key childhood challenges such as poverty, health and access to education, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...
On Wednesday morning, seven UN peacekeepers from Togo died and three others were seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Bandiagara region in...
A meeting to boost support for UN Peacekeeping ended on Wednesday with 62 countries making new pledges, and advancing existing commitments, to help enhance...
Africa Free Trade Area, likely spur for growth and development
With productivity-boosting measures, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement could reduce poverty and inequality while spurring sustainable and inclusive growth, according to...
What Explains Vaccination Rates in EBRD Regions?
LONDON, Dec 08 (IPS) – Officially reported deaths from Covid-19 started to rise again in autumn 2021 in a number of economies in the...
Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific 
Once upon a time, insects had 24 legs 
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole 
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief