Will World Leaders Risk a UN Visit Amid a Surge in the Deadly Virus?
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) – The annual high-level debate during the upcoming 76th General Assembly sessions beginning September 21 —which traditionally attracted over...
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First Person: From a life of violence to a culture of peace
A young peace campaigner from Cameroon who turned his back on the violence prevalent in his hometown and became a youth civil society activist,...
The Water Cycle Is Intensifying as the Climate Warms, IPCC Report Warns That Means More Intense Storms and Flooding
Aug 11 (IPS) – The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides...
WHO announces three new drugs for latest COVID-19 ‘Solidarity’ clinical trials
Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19, the World...
Punishment of ‘innocent civilians’ through government sanctions must end: UN experts
Unilateral coercive measures by some governments are denying many people around the world the right to personal development, as well as holding back sustainable national development, four independent UN human rights...
Global climate objectives fall short without nuclear power in the mix: UNECE
The urgent need to reduce emissions and slow global heating, should involve the roll-out of more nuclear power stations, regional UN energy experts argued...
WHO supports Guinea after detection of first-ever case of Marburg disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Guinea following a confirmed death from Marburg virus disease, the first known case in the country and West Africa, the UN...
Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh
More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, as part of a national...
Power of Creative Expression during Lockdown
New York, Aug 11 (IPS) – Screens, devices, and smartphones replaced the human touch and day-to-day interactions as COVID-19 protocols forced millions of people...
Arrests of Palestinian rights defenders part of ‘wider crackdown’
Israel must safeguard human rights activists in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and within its borders, a UN-appointed expert said on Wednesday. Read the full...
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