UNHCR alarmed over US ‘expulsion flights’ to southern Mexico
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) raised concern on Wednesday over a new policy by the United States, using public health orders linked to COVID-19, to expel some asylum-seekers and migrants by flying them to southern Mexico. Read the full...
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Zimbabwe’s Urban Sprawl Dilemma
Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE, Aug 11 (IPS) – Ndaba Dube, a Bulawayo resident, says he built himself a home on a small piece of land after...
Code Red for Humanity and the Planet
NEW YORK, Aug 11 (IPS) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is absolutely right to call the latest UN climate report a “Code Red...
BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (IPS) – Could the rise of the youth-led ‘Ratsadon’ movement lead to changes in Thai politics? Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha...
UK plan thwarts access to truth over Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’
Two independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday expressed serious concern over a United Kingdom plan to end prosecutions for...
Myanmar military leaders attempting to legitimize power: UN Special Envoy
Six months after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leaders now appear to be moving to consolidate their rule, the UN Special Envoy...
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” over the abduction of a senior Government staff member, who disappeared...
Disturbing reports of Taliban violence against communities now under their control in Afghanistan have been condemned by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who on...
In Ethiopia’s wartorn Tigray region, UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals for the first...
Q&A: Why the World Cant Afford to Wait for Transparent, Equitable Food Systems
Roseau, Dominica, Aug 10 (IPS) – The world has been put on notice that there is no time to waste in achieving the goal...
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