Press Freedom under Lockdown Across Two-Thirds of the Globe
BRATISLAVA, Apr 22 (IPS) – May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. This feature is part of a series highlighting the current state of...
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This Earth Day, a Peoples Perspective is What is Most Needed
NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – The writer is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Refugees, a human rights NGO that calls for...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for commitment to restoring the planet, and to making peace with nature, in his message to mark International...
As the world grapples with the devastating economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 crisis, the UN’s labour agency launched ILO Green Week to...
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council called on Wednesday for the urgent medical evacuation of detained Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, fearing he is in “serious danger” due to deteriorating health...
Greater understanding of the ocean is essential if the world is to recover better from the COVID-19 pandemic and achieve agreed targets on sustainable...
New Iraqi law ‘major step’ in assisting ISIL’s female victims but more must be done
A new law in Iraq provides a measure of comfort for women and girls who have survived atrocities of ISIL terrorist fighters, but more...
Table Mountain Ablaze in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr 21 (IPS) – Cape Town-based photojournalist Yazeed Kamaldien reported on a massive mountain fire that broke out on Sunday...
Agro-industry Surrounds Xingu Indigenous Territory in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 21 (IPS) – Watatakalu Yawalapiti is 40 years old. She was born in the Amakapuku village, surrounded by a large...
The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder trial has been welcomed by the UN human rights chief, who said on...
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