Cyprus President determined to get negotiation with Turkey process back on track
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades told UN Member States on Friday that he is determined “to set the negotiation process” with Turkey “back on track”, on the basis of the UN framework and the...
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that she continues to be alarmed by “persistent allegations” of “widespread and systematic torture” of protesters...
WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail – with equal access and price cut
The Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of treatments for COVID-19 patients, the UN agency said on...
‘Building Back Better’: Jordan’s Road to Green Economic Recovery
NEW DELHI, India, Sep 24 (IPS) – For the first time in decades, Jordan’s economy contracted in 2020. COVID-19 took a heavy toll on...
A sharp increase in the deaths and disappearances of migrants at sea heading to Spain’s Canary Islands, along the West African coast, is a...
In his address to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Marcelo Ebrard, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, reaffirmed his country’s commitment against discrimination and hate speech and called for more...
LIVE: World leaders pledge to power humanity with clean energy
How can the world come together to radically change the way it produces and uses energy, as part of efforts to hold back climate...
The head of Libya’s Presidency Council said on Thursday that he will hold an international conference in October to build support for a Libyan-owned...
With the World Banks Doing Business Out of Business, What Should Come Next?
GENEVA, Sep 24 (IPS) – Last week the World Bank announced it was “discontinuing” its “Doing Business” report, which ranks countries on the ease...
The President of Burundi said on Thursday that, 60 years after the country’s independence, “the restoration of peace, security, stability and social cohesion are a reality” in the African nation. ...
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