WASHINGTON DC, Jun 24 (IPS) – In the race between infection and injection, injection has lost. Public health experts estimate that approximately 70% of...
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STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 24 (IPS) – A confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe By the...
A Time for Systemic Solutions in Latin America & the Caribbean
NEW YORK, Jun 24 (IPS) – The first wave of COVID-19 never ended in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Since the region became...
Humanitarian convoys from Turkey that bring lifesaving aid into northwest Syria must continue, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read...
Madagascar’s hungry ‘holding on for dear life’, WFP chief warns
Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation, and “holding on for dear life”, the UN food agency chief said...
Humanitarian convoys from Turkey that bring lifesaving aid into northwest Syria must continue, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read...
Secretary-General underlines UN commitment to Libya
Full implementation of a historic ceasefire agreement and the withdrawal of foreign forces are critical for consolidating peace in Libya, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Central African...
UN General Assembly calls for US to end Cuba embargo for 29th consecutive year
A total of 184 countries on Wednesday voted in favour of a resolution to demand the end of the US economic blockade on Cuba,...
Small businesses which make up more than half of the global workforce were 2.5 times more likely to go under than larger firms...
The Plastics Treaty Process Needs Greatly Improved Observer Participation at this Critical Point in the Negotiations and Beyond 
Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children 
Security Council LIVE: War, hunger, flooding escalates in Sudan 
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