Q&A: If China had a Free Press COVID-19 Pandemic ‘May not Have been so Severe’
BRATISLAVA, May 26 (IPS) – China is one of the worst places in the world for media freedom, according to the global media watchdog...
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5 things you should know about ICAO, the UN aviation agency
In response to the apparent forced landing of a commercial passenger plane in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, convened...
MONTREAL/VICTORIA, Canada, May 26 (IPS) – Over the past 75 years, there have been many UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions acknowledging Israel’s violations of...
People Power: Why Mobilisations Matter Even in a Pandemic
NEW YORK, May 26 (IPS) – It has been one year since the police murder of George Floyd, an outrage that resonated around the...
The international legal framework and tools are all there to protect civilians caught up in conflict, and now it’s time for governments and armed...
A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief after months of escalating tension, the senior UN official in...
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of an opposition journalist in Belarus, calling...
Africa’s rich, diverse cultural and natural heritage, is important for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and “building and maintaining peace”, the UN chief said on...
NEW DELHI, India, May 25 (IPS) – In 2016, when Bosnian-American professional basketball player, Indira Kaljo got in touch with Asma Elbadawi because she...
Share gains from extracting precious raw materials more equitably, guard against pitfalls, cautions Guterres
Extracting minerals, metals and other valuable raw materials from the earth, represents a “crucial juncture” between resources, ecosystems and people, all of which have...
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