DEHRADUN, India/ABUJA, May 12 (IPS) – The media is awash with the devastating news of deaths and sufferings due to COVID-19 coming out of...
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The UNs Guterres, an Incumbent With Strong Backing by Europe, Is Bound to Win Another Term
NEW YORK, May 12 (IPS) – Barbara Crossette, PassBlue It was all over in one crucial week. Barring an unforeseen hitch, António Guterres is...
A prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) appointed panel on Wednesday urged bold action to end the COVID-19 crisis, while also calling for the UN...
United Nations independent rights experts on Wednesday urged businesses in Myanmar to uphold their human rights responsibilities and apply pressure on the military junta...
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process added his voice to calls for calm in the Occupied Palestinian Territory late on...
The UN Secretary-General said he was “gravely concerned” at escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Tuesday, while the UN rights office, OHCHR, appealed for...
A trusted electoral process with “free and wide-ranging participation” can steer Iraq towards a “safe and prosperous future”, the country’s UN envoy told the...
UN chief: Deadly school shooting in Russia an ‘act of senseless violence’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday, which claimed the lives...
Vaccine inequity posing ‘significant risk’ to global economic recovery: UN report
Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as inadequate progress on vaccination in poorer countries, are putting...
Biogas in Argentina: Turning an Environmental Problem into a Solution
BUENOS AIRES, May 11 (IPS) – “Until five years ago, we didn’t know about the circular economy, but today our waste generates environmentally neutral...
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