We Will Never Give Up the Slavery Reparations Fight, say Caribbean Rastafarians
DOMINICA, Oct 18 (IPS) – The Rastafarian organizations in the Caribbean are determined that the issue of slavery reparations will emerge from the eclipse...
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TRONDHEIM, Norway / DENVER, USA, Oct 18 (IPS) – As we honored women and girls last week, on the annual International Day of Rural...
The process of drafting a new constitution for Syria will begin this week, the UN Special Envoy for the country, Geir Pedersen, said on...
Food Heroes: Cameroon’s shrimp entrepreneur
Anastasie Obama, a Cameroonian woman who set up her own smoked shrimp business, has been recognized by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) as...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic (CAR), his spokesperson said in a statement...
From the Field: Eating our way to a healthier planet
The UN Food Systems Summit demonstrated the huge imbalances in the way we grow, produce, and consume food. But, as the UN Development Programme...
Food Heroes: Ethiopian avocado farmer’s ‘transformational’ crop
An Ethiopian farmer has been talking about how avocados have transformed the lives of not just his family but also of people living in...
Portuguese beaches lead the way during UN, EU clean-up campaign
In recent months, some 260 different clean-up operations have been undertaken across, aimed at protecting life under the sea, with the UN and European...
Tensions over vehicle licence plates and anti-smuggling operations, between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, in recent weeks, may contribute to unravelling “steady but fragile progress made in rebuilding trust among communities” in...
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are...
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