An independent UN expert on Thursday, strongly criticized countries which continue to boycott the 20-year-old Durban Declaration against racism, and called on them to recommit to combatting discrimination and intolerance, in line with the...
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A new strategy announced on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for $23.4 billion to combat inequities in accessing COVID-19 vaccines, tests...
Ahead of the UN Climate Conference COP26, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday it was time now to act, and put “empty speeches, broken promises, and...
Greater global solidarity needed to achieve peace and security for Africa
The deputy UN chief on Thursday emphasized the “vital importance” of peace and security in Africa, thanking ambassadors in the Security Council for helping...
Any End to This Suicidal War? (I) The Destruction of the Web of Life
MADRID, Oct 28 (IPS) – Can yet another dispendious world gathering find a way to halt the ongoing suicidal war on Nature, which is...
Green industrial policies will be critical for developing countries to adapt to climate change, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said in a report...
UN commits to long-term support for Afghan mothers and newborns: Najaba’s story
The delivery of reproductive health services, including safe childbirth, has been seriously impacted in Afghanistan, due to the turmoil surrounding the Taliban takeover of...
PENANG, Malaysia, Oct 28 (IPS) – It is well-known that all the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) added together, even those that have been updated,...
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Victims of trafficking by terrorist groups are too often being punished instead of protected, a human rights expert warned the General Assembly this Wednesday. Read the full...
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