The United Nations celebrates World Maritime Day on Thursday, highlighting the role of the men and women who work at sea. Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future, is the theme for 2021. ...
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With the climate crisis already devastating lives and incomes, young people will be critical to driving global action forward, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 30 (IPS) – I assume channel surfing and internet browsing contribute to a decrease in people’s attention span. I am...
Rwandas Rainforest Conservation Wins Praise from Indigenous Community
NYABIHU, RWANDA, Sep 30 (IPS) – Laurent Hategekimana, a villager from Nyabihu, a district from Western Rwanda, recalls the terrible condition of the Gishwati...
NEW JERSEY, USA, Sep 30 (IPS) – In the days following the UN Food Systems Summit I have read a number or articles questioning...
‘We are one’: musical performance ‘King Clavé’ reveals that we are ‘interconnected’
Based on the core belief that “humanity is deeply interconnected” and “we are one”, the new performance piece, “King Clavé” is adding some musical inspiration to this year’s 20th anniversary of the historic Durban Declaration and...
When the extremist militant group ISIL, or Da’esh, collapsed in Iraq and Syria, thousands of foreign nationals were hastily detained in prisons and camps. At least 42,000 foreign women...
That half-eaten apple tossed in the trash bin after lunch is contributing to the staggering mountain of food wasted globally, at a time when...
Urgent support is needed for tens of thousands of missing migrant families who are often forced to rely on smugglers and other informal networks, to...
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was “encouraged” by the recent engagement of senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. Read the...
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