WASHINGTON DC, Oct 01 (IPS) – Most successful U.S. presidents have actively led efforts to advance arms control agreements and reduce the risk of...
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Zero Hunger Campaign in Vietnam Targets Remote Areas and Cities
ROME, Italy, Oct 01 (IPS) – Amidst the verdant hills and remote corners of Vietnam’s rural regions, the growth that has transformed the economy...
The UN at Dubai Expo: 5 things you should know
The delayed 2020 Dubai Expo, the first to be held in the Middle East, officially opened today. The United Nations will hold events and...
Marking the International Day of Older Persons this Friday, the United Nations is driving home the message that “digital equality” online, needs to be inclusive of everybody, regardless of age. ...
With just one month left until the COP26 climate change conference, countries must do more to reduce emissions, finance climate action and support mitigation, UN Secretary-General António...
Vulnerable Haitian men, women and children on the move in the Americas, should not be expelled from countries where they have found shelter, UN...
An “urgent” international response is needed to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a “catastrophe” in the heart of Southeast Asia and beyond,...
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday recognized the “remarkable achievements and resilience of the Sudanese people, and its transitional government” since the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir in 2019, as they “chart a new future...
Iraq: ‘Moral obligation’ to ensure justice for Yazidi and other survivors of ISIL crimes
A new Iraqi law to support Yazidi women survivors of crimes committed by ISIL terrorists, represents “a watershed moment” in addressing the wrongs committed against them and other minority groups, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence...
Growing polarization and intolerance are fuelling a rise in hate speech worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in remarks to the opening of an online forum to counter this “global...
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