COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbates Domestic Workers Plight in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jun 30 (IPS) – Rani Akter, a mother of five, usually works as a domestic helper in Dhaka’s Zikatola area. When the coronavirus...
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The number of international migrant workers has increased from 164 to 169 million, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, noting a marked rise in the number of young...
Despite “significant progress” in the fight against terrorism, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned on Wednesday that amidst new and more diverse threats, COVID-19 has triggered increased activity throughout many countries. Read the full story, “Terrorists become increasingly ‘innovative’, in a world...
Women must no longer be ‘squeezed into a small corner’, landmark Forum declares
In a bid to put gender equality at the heart of COVID recovery, UN Women kicked off a three-day “landmark effort” in Paris on...
Urgent action needed to end ‘inhumane conditions’ facing Haiti prisoners: UN rights chief
Extreme overcrowding and lack of access to food, water and health, are among the ‘inhumane conditions’ that prisoners in Haiti must endure, often over...
Anti-Gay ‘Therapy’ Offered at Uganda Health Centres Run by Aid-Funded Groups
KAMPALA, Jun 30 (IPS) – At Mulago, Uganda’s biggest public hospital, a receptionist at an HIV clinic for marginalised and ‘most at risk’ populations,...
“We Need to Act Now” — as Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Third Wave of Covid-19
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 30 (IPS) – Sub-Saharan Africa is in the grips of a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to be even...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 trillion loss to the global economy, UN trade and development body...
Successful peacekeeping requires the “highest standards of conduct” by civilian and uniformed peacekeepers, the UN chief told a High-Level Meeting this week on Strengthening the Conduct of Peacekeeping Personnel. Read the...
As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, “a parallel and equally horrific pandemic” has threatened half the world’s population, the UN chief said on...
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‘This is not 1945’: General Assembly president gavels open new session aimed at restoring global trust