Somalia: Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as shipping and...
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Zero-Leprosy in Pandemic: Experts, Advocates Discuss New Strategies
Hyderabad, Dec 03 (IPS) – As 2021 nears its end, public health systems worldwide remain severely strained by COVID 19, which is showing no...
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Read the full story,...
As scientists continue to investigate the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to...
COP26: Convert climate ‘promises to action’, urge UN rights experts
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, independent UN human rights experts on Friday issued an urgent call to...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Dec 03 (IPS) – In these times of COVIDisolation, social distance get on the nerves of several of us and the...
Act to Save Children Living Precarious Lives in Cameroons Forgotten and Neglected Conflict
Yaound̩, Cameroon, Dec 03 (IPS) РEducation is under attack in Cameroon. As one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world unfolds,...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 03 (IPS) – As the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honour the leadership of persons...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 03 (IPS) – Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries in the developing world continue to grapple with basic...
The international community has reached a “turning point” in pursuing justice for atrocities committed by the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, the new head...
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