COVID-19 Locks Down Therapy Support for Zimbabwes Trafficking Survivors
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 20 (IPS) – Before Zimbabwe imposed lockdown measures last March as part of global efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Grace...
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Earth Day 2021: Passing On a Cleaner World
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Rights Group Calls for Overhaul of Criminal Justice Systems Response to Sexual Violence Across South Asia
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with the Government of Venezuela to begin operations to provide the most vulnerable children in...
The UN and international partners have welcomed significant progress towards advancing an inclusive and comprehensive political solution in Libya Read the full story, “UN...
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underlined the UN’s solidarity with Chad following the death of the country’s leader, announced on Tuesday. Read the full story,...
A group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns on Tuesday over the treatment and wellbeing of an African American prisoner who has...
The number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply, jumping from 380 to nearly 3,500 since the beginning of the year: a...
The UN launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal on Monday to aid citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to remain a “steadfast partner”. Read the full story, “La...
Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children’s...
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