We can no longer exclude half of humanity from international peace and security matters, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, emphasizing...
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Between 80,000 and 180,000 health and care workers may have died from COVID-19 between January of 2020 and May of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Read the full...
Bringing Quality Education to Syrias Most Vulnerable, Crisis-Impacted Children – Their Education Cannot Wait
DOMINICA, Oct 21 (IPS) – In war-torn Syria, the support of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – the United Nations global fund for education in...
Afghanistan’s economy is imploding, with all but three per cent of households expected to fall below the poverty line in coming months, the UN...
Despite Climate Crisis, Politicians Will Double the Production of Energy from Fossil Fuels
NAIROBI, Oct 21 (IPS) – In a time when the world’s scientific community sounds louder, and stronger than ever, the alarm about the fast...
COP26: Building Climate Resilience Will Require a Focus on Those Furthest Behind
NEW YORK, Oct 21 (IPS) – As the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, approaches (31 October -12 November in Glasgow,...
The finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide to satisfy investors, is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of UN-appointed independent rights experts have warned. Read...
UN’s top envoy warns Great Lakes Region is ‘at a crossroads’
Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa’s Great Lakes region on Wednesday, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Huang Xia, told ambassadors that the countries concerned now stand “at a crossroads”. Read...
Sexual and reproductive health rights, are human rights, the independent UN expert on the right to health reminded Member States in the General Assembly...
Only ‘real equality’ can end vicious cycle of poverty
Although poverty and privilege “continue to reproduce themselves in vicious cycles”, it is possible to break the chain and shift the paradigm, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on...
Who should set the rules for AI? The UN is pushing for a safer digital future 
Bangladesh Must Face Its Quiet Crisis of Internal Displacement 
ETHIOPIA: ‘Reporting on Abuses Shouldn’t Be Treated as a Threat to National Interest’ 
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights