Access to a new COVID-19 drug will be expanded in low- and middle-income countries following a voluntary licensing agreement between the pharmaceutical company Pfizer...
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BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 16 (IPS) – Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible...
Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on...
Politicians Subsidise Fossil Fuel with Six Trillion Dollars in Just One Year
MADRID, Nov 16 (IPS) – It sounds incredible: while politicians have been cackling about the climate emergency and profiling in empty promises to halt...
The Squid Game: The Story about Losers in the Shadow of Glory
Seoul, Nov 16 (IPS) – Immediately after its release, the Squid Game went viral, grabbing the attention of the world’s entertainment stage. The grotesque...
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 16 (IPS) – Quickly enabling greater and more affordable production of and access to COVID-19 medical needs is urgently...
How Effective Communication can Help Boost Intra-African Trade
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (IPS) – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement promotes socio-economic growth and development in Africa through liberalised trade...
‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission
Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women to stem mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. Read the full...
As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that $40 million in funds have been made available to scale up emergency operations. Read the full story, “Ethiopia: $40 million...
More than 45,000 boys and girls were released from detention during the COVID-19 pandemic, proving that child-friendly justice solutions “are more than possible”, according to new data released on...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
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