At least four children killed during escalation of conflict in Myanmar
At least four children have been killed and multiple others have been maimed during an escalation of conflict over the past week in Myanmar,...
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‘Prompt, independent, impartial investigations’ needed in Kazakhstan: UN rights office
As the death toll from the recent unrest in Kazakhstan mounts to 164, the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday requested “prompt,...
UN Plea to Save Afghanistan from Full-Blown Humanitarian Crisis
Geneva, Jan 11 (IPS) – UN agencies have asked for a record USD 4.4 billion in aid for Afghanistan to avert a full-blown humanitarian...
COVID-19 variants, rising debt, threaten global economic growth: World Bank
Global growth will slow down over the next two years in the face of “fresh threats” from COVID-19 variants and rising inflation, debt and...
Afro-descendants in Costa Rica: A Movement for Justice & Equity
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Jan 11 (IPS) – Jan André is a cheerful and outgoing young man, a superb dancer, and aspiring schoolteacher. Indeed,...
The use of explosives that lie dormant, particularly in populated areas, is “a persistent and growing threat to children and their families”, the UN...
Afghanistan: UN launches largest single country aid appeal ever
The UN and partners launched a more than $5 billion funding appeal for Afghanistan on Tuesday, in the hope of shoring up collapsing basic...
Teams from UN migration agency IOM were mobilized on Sunday after fire swept through a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, home to thousands...
Amid record global displacement, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday urged European countries to prioritize the better protection of people fleeing war, conflict...
The Secretary-General, António Guterres, strongly condemned on Monday the “appalling” attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria’s Zamfara State in which scores of civilians were killed. Read the full story, “Scores of...
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
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‘The War Must Stop’: Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Urgent Need to Protect Ukraine’s Women and Children