The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”, the UN Secretary-General said...
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A Milestone Anniversary Reiterates The Culture of Peace is a Movement, not a Revolution
NEW YORK, Sep 13 (IPS) – Today, on 13 September 2021, the UN Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the General Assembly in...
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (IPS) – When the high-level segment of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly opens September 21, the Islamic...
In Somalia, Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation, and peaceful elections
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women’s calls for full and equal...
The rise in hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
FIRST PERSON: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, still significant threats in Asia
Human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants are going to remain significant threats to human security, that’s according to a trafficking and migrant expert...
Twenty years to the day since the terror attack that brought down the iconic Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York...
CommonSensing Project Builds Climate Resilience for Small Island Nations
Sydney, Australia, Sep 10 (IPS) – The UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP) CommonSensing is led by the United Nations Institute for Training...
First Person: A refuge from COVID misinformation
The COVID-19 inoculation is “just like any other vaccine” a UN Women staff member is telling the Syrian refugee women she cares for in camps...
Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead of...
A new cancer vaccine may keep melanoma from coming back 
Can restoring land create jobs? These young entrepreneurs are proving it 
How memories may survive hibernation 
Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk