NEW DELHI, India, Apr 30 (IPS) – Every time a woman journalist receives threats of physical and sexual violence, cyber attacks and surveillence, doxxing,...
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Chad: UN rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters
The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security forces in Chad’s use of live ammunition during recent protests...
UN Banks on Water as the Game Changer in Food Production and Consumption
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 29 (IPS) – As the United Nations prepares for its solutions-based Global Food Systems Summit in September, officials say resolving issues...
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The Day UN Buried its Report Focusing on Apartheid in Israel
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 30 (IPS) – When the UN’s Beirut-based Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), released a landmark 2017 report on...
An 89-year-old pianist who escaped the Holocaust in Nazi Germany almost eight decades ago, has been explaining how he started playing jazz in memory...
Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living in the region have now been vaccinated, than the...
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