Spyware Threatens Press Freedoms Privacy Imperative
NEW YORK, Apr 28 (IPS) – Spyware’s repeated use to target journalists and those close to them poses an existential threat to the privacy...
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Revived peace process, lasting calm, and a new constitution needed in Syria
In addition to the challenges that all Syrians have faced during a 10-year conflict, women have experienced sexual and gender-based violence, early and forced...
Fresh clashes between Myanmar security forces and regional armed groups have displaced thousands across the country, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines as the...
Child displacement in the Central African Republic (CAR) has now reached its highest level since 2014, according to the latest estimates from the UN...
Why Variants are Most Likely to Blame for India’s COVID Surge
Apr 28 (IPS) – With more than 300,000 new COVID cases a day and hospitals and crematoria facing collapse, Director-General of the World Health...
Why Experts are Saying Its a Make or Break Moment for Forests
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 28 (IPS) – A new global report on forests says that while the COVID-19 pandemic is the latest threat to achieving...
State of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: Are Government Policies Effective in Controlling it?
NEW JERSEY, Apr 28 (IPS) – The writer is Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardio-Metabolic Institute, New Jersey, U.S.A. The SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) affected the...
The numbers of home workers around the world have been swelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, putting a fresh focus on the need for employers...
Without decisive action by the international community, the digital divide will become “the new face of inequality”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the...
Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children 
Security Council LIVE: War, hunger, flooding escalates in Sudan 
Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels 
GEF Proposes $140 Million Program to Strengthen Drought Resilience