Attacks by armed groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province pose grave threats to Central Africa’s fragile stability, the Secretary-General’s Special...
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Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than ever before. However, the number still not connected has...
Protection call for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead
Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Monday, in response to a deadly...
Foreign Minister of Maldives elected next General Assembly President
The UN chief welcomed the election on Monday of Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Maldives, as President-elect of the 76th session of the...
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Indias COVID-19 Vaccine Drive Is Excluding Millions of Citizens
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Is the UN Fighting a Losing Battle Against Worlds Corrupt Leaders?
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 07 (IPS) – A hilarious anecdote, recounted in the New York Times years ago, related to the widespread corruption embedded in...
Death toll of Burkina Faso Attack Reaches 160
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Jun 07 (IPS) – On the night of Friday 4th June, a group of unidentified armed men stormed the village of...
A Ugandan woman entrepreneur who was left with just a wheelbarrow and a red dress, when a business partner ran off with all her...
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