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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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