Although the fight against terrorism has made important advances in thwarting attacks across the world, the UN chief said on Monday that threats continue...
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Migrants smuggled across borders are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping, whether in transit or in captivity, but authorities take little...
WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, mitigate risks worldwide
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics and human rights are at the heart of its...
UN rights office highlights policing reforms to address systemic racism
Radical policing reforms are needed to address systemic racism affecting people of African descent around the world, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday, as her...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 28 (IPS) – With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for...
No place for children in conflict, UN chief tells Security Council
The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday during a high-level open...
NEW YORK, Jun 28 (IPS) – As the global gathering for gender equality, the Generation Equality Forum, kicks off in Paris on June 30,...
Why Pacific Island Nations, like the Federated States of Micronesia, need Climate Change Finance for Food Security Now
SYDNEY, Australia, Jun 28 (IPS) – Robby Nena is one of the many farmers and fishermen on the frontline of climate change in the...
Towards an Equal Future in Parliaments
NEW YORK, Jun 28 (IPS) – In elections last October in Georgia, women’s share of seats in parliament went up by nearly seven percent,...
The trillion dollar climate finance challenge (and opportunity)
It’s overwhelmingly accepted that climate change is a very significant threat to humanity and while there are countless solutions to tackling what has been...
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026