The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to “an even more unequal world”, the Deputy UN chief said on Thursday, speaking at the closing session of...
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The UN Special Envoy for Yemen appealed on Thursday for warring parties to implement a nationwide ceasefire and agree a date for peace talks,...
Three independent UN human rights experts expressed deep regret on Thursday over Japan’s decision to discharge potentially still radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant water into...
Peoples Leader: A Dalit Woman Becomes The Voice of Farmers In India
NEW DELHI, India, Apr 15 (IPS) – On 12 January this year, somewhere in the outskirts of the capital, New Delhi, 24 year old...
NEW YORK, Apr 15 (IPS) – Travel and economic slowdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have combined to brake shipping, seafloor exploration, and many...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the African Union (AU) Commission, launched a new continent-wide framework on Thursday, to boost trade and...
A lack of new treatments for common infections has left people dangerously exposed to the “world’s most dangerous bacteria”, the UN health agency said on Thursday. Read the full story, “Alert over shortage of new drugs...
NEW YORK and NAIROBI, Apr 15 (IPS) – Last week Ministers of Finance met virtually at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund...
Countering Gender Stereotyping in the News Media
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 15 (IPS) – Gender stereotyping in the media has a significant impact on how women and gender minorities are perceived. In...
UNs Most Powerful Political Body Remains Paralyzed Battling a New Cold War
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14 (IPS) – A new Cold War – this time, between the US and China —is threatening to paralyze the UN’s...
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