Myanmar: Rights expert welcomes fresh sanctions against junta, urges other nations ‘step up’
The announcement this week of new coordinated sanctions against Myanmar’s military rulers by a handful of Western governments has been welcomed by the UN...
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Exclusive: Mauritius’ First Female President on Why We Need Science Diplomacy to Address Major Challenges
HYDERABAD, India, May 20 (IPS) – If we want to address the great challenges this world is facing, we have to factor in science...
Improved Internet access and connectivity can do more than urban migration to provide better jobs and higher standards of living for the roughly 3.4...
UNHCR chief calls on US to end COVID-19 asylum restrictions at the Mexico border
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has appealed to the Government of the United States to “swiftly lift” the public health-related asylum restrictions that...
Nepal is the New COVID-19 Hotspot: The Cure is Citizen Engagement
KATHMANDU, May 20 (IPS) – If you live in Nepal, a quick survey of friends and family will quickly prove how rapidly Covid-19 infection...
BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 19 2021 (IPS) – “Our war on nature has left the planet broken. This is senseless and suicidal. The consequences of...
Jerusalem: A Flashpoint For Conflict Or Microcosm Of Peace?
NEW YORK, May 20 (IPS) – Regardless of how the current and future violent conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians in Jerusalem will end,...
Although the world has made major progress toward a decade-long target for environmental protection areas, it has fallen far short on commitments regarding their...
Migrants must be allowed to stay in Chile while their cases are being individually assessed or risk “irreparable harm”, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said in a statement...
Sexual violence survivors in DR Congo caught in crisis of ‘catastrophic magnitude’
On a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. Natalie Kanem, the head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the...
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West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack 
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