The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has urged authorities in Sudan to protect citizens “without discrimination” in the wake of the latest resurgence of...
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UN chief welcomes IMF and World Bank measures to address COVID-related debt crisis
The UN Secretary-General on Friday welcomed steps announced by the International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC) and the World Bank Group Development Committee, to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented public health, economic and social crises, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions and exacerbating inequalities throughout the world, the...
Low-income countries have received just 0.2 per cent of all COVID-19 shots given
The vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines administered have so far gone to wealthy nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. Read the...
Rohingya Children Find Refuge in Education
DHAKA, Apr 09 (IPS) – Although learning centres in Cox’s Bazar Kutupalong Refugee Camp are closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mariom Akhter, a...
Palestinians are Suffering from Hunger, Poverty, Conflict & a Global Pandemic
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) – The Trump administration’s decision to cut off assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) caused...
In the Secretive World of Government-to-Government Lending, 100 Chinese Debt Contracts Offer a Trove of New Information
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 09 (IPS) – Is Chinese financing good for developing countries? This has become a provocative question, freighted with ideology, geopolitics, and...
The UN and partners are “following with deep concern” new reports of violations against civilians in northern Mozambique, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday. ...
The world is “a long way off” from meeting the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the President of the crucial...
COVID-19 equitable vaccine scheme reaches more than 100 countries and economies
More than 100 countries and economies have now received COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-partnered equitable coronavirus-busting scheme, COVAX. Read the full story, “COVID-19 equitable...
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