Ukraine: UN committee ‘gravely concerned’ over treatment of people with disabilities
People with disabilities trapped in the Russian control zones in Ukraine are reportedly being used as “human shields” by the Russian Federation armed forces,...
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Nearly 5,800 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine and the situation of prisoners of war in Russian-held areas is “worrying”, the...
Pakistan: UN scales up financial and other support after ‘latest climate tragedy’
A $7 million disbursement from the UN’s Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), announced on Friday, will bolster response to the devastating monsoon floods in...
An Unsealed Indictment of Trumps Crimes Against Migrant Families
SEATTLE, USA, Sep 09 (IPS) – For a while in 2018, the Donald Trump administration’s “family separation” policy looked like it might become the...
Education is a fundamental human right and “an essential driver for achieving peace and sustainable development”, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Friday, the International...
Africa Needs More Action, Fewer Words to Secure Food and Nutrition
Kigali, Sep 09 (IPS) – For more than five years, Ritta Achevih was harvesting one bag of maize or less from her small plot...
NEW YORK, Sep 09 (IPS) – This week––nearly ten months after the emergence of the Omicron variant––the United States is rolling out Covid-19 booster...
In the Face of Scarcity, Cubans Dream of Once Again Drinking Their Daily Cup of Coffee
HAVANA, Sep 09 (IPS) – While the Cuban government’s plans to increase production begin to bear fruit, Mireya Barrios confesses that she seeks every...
Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General...
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of...
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