The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the deadly attack in northern Afghanistan against the HALO Trust, a humanitarian group working to...
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UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit
A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to ensure equal access to...
The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court...
Nigerias Twitter Ban Is Part of a Larger Attack on Civil Society
LAGOS, Nigeria, Jun 09 (IPS) – Four years ago, Omoregie* and his friends were arrested without cause and taken into custody. When they got...
Nations Pledge to Tackle Inequalities as part of New Targets to end HIV/AIDS by 2030
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) – World leaders, those on the frontlines of the AIDS response, civil society, academics and youth have agreed that...
In Myanmar, international action is needed urgently to prevent “mass deaths” there, after civilians fled attacks by so-called “junta bombs”, a top independent UN...
Scream of the World: Volcanos and Earthquakes
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 09 (IPS) – In February the killing of the Italian ambassador, Luca Attanasio, in the vicinity of the Virunga National...
ROME, Jun 09 (IPS) – Zoltán Kálmán is Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in RomeIn three cycles...
Damage to Coral Reefs Hurts Fishing Communities in Central America
LOS CÓBANOS, El Salvador, Jun 09 (IPS) – As fisherman Luis Morán walked towards his small boat, which was floating in the water a...
The 21st Century Nuclear Arms Race
NEW YORK, Jun 09 (IPS) – A new report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)—focusing on nuclear weapons spending—following on the...
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