Allegations of reprisals and intimidation were documented against some 240 civil society members, activists and journalists, across 45 countries in the year up to 31 April, simply because they had been cooperating with the United...
NEWS
Leprosy has a Cure, so has Prejudice, says Miss Universe for Brazil
NAIROBI, KENYA, Sep 29 (IPS) – A new dawn has come, and it was through the work of Yohei Sasakawa, the WHO Goodwill Ambassador...
NEW YORK, Sep 29 (IPS) – Gender-responsive universal health coverage (UHC) has the proven potential to transform the health and lives of billions of...
Unresolved issues surrounding parliamentary quotas, and women’s participation in elections in Somalia were highlighted by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in the Security Council...
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) – Chakravarthi Raghavan, who passed away early this week, was a prolific writer and a distinguished journalist who covered...
NEW ORLEANS, United States, Sep 28 (IPS) – The global food system needs a massive overhaul – this was clear before the Covid pandemic...
Yemeni humanitarian organization wins Nansen Refugee Award
The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has supported tens of thousands of people caught up in the country’s conflict, is the winner of the...
The End of World Bank’s “Doing Business Report”: A Landmark Victory for People & Planet
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Sep 29 (IPS) – The September 16, 2021 announcement from the World Bank that it had discontinued publication of the Doing...
Young Migrant Workers Bear Brunt of COVID-19 Pandemic
Johannesburg, Sep 29 (IPS) – Most families in the Republic of Tajikistan were affected when economic migrants were caught up in the COVID-19 pandemic...
The world needs a new approach to allow as many people as possible to access digital data across borders, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons 
Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future 
Colombia Declares State of Emergency Following Deadly Earthquake 
Retired in Ukraine: One Cheese, Two Chickens and a Dozen Eggs