Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year: Action Needed
Sep 02 (IPS) – Felix Horne is a senior environmental researcher at Human Rights WatchTarik, age 42, lives in a village adjacent to a...
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From Worm Composting to Biofuels, the Caribbean Seeks Solutions to Seaweed Influx
DOMINICA, Sep 02 (IPS) – The increasingly severe invasion of seaweed is impacting tourism, health, livelihoods, and the economy of Caribbean countries, which are...
100 million People with Long COVID is a Crisis We Must Address
ABUJA, Sep 01 (IPS) – More than two-years in, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on with rising cases and deaths every day. A silent and more...
Racism Hurts People and Democracy in Peru
LIMA, Sep 01 (IPS) – Banning the use of the same bathroom, insults and calling people animals are just a few of the daily...
Mikhail Gorbachev, the Last Statesman
ROME, Sep 01 (IPS) – With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman, and an entire epoch, disappears. Read the full story,...
UNESCO chief calls for transforming education, with 244 million still out of school
The bell is ringing for the start of a new school year in many countries, but inequalities in access to education are keeping some...
Monster Monsoon: “Pakistan and Its People Are Paying the Costs of What They Are Not Responsible For.”
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sep 01 (IPS) – Pakistan has been going through the worst time of its recent history due to unprecedented colossal monsoon rains...
Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres
Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world represent “multilateralism in action”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in...
Building Resilience in the Philippines Through Sustainable Livelihoods and Psychosocial Support
Iloilo, Philippines, Sep 01 (IPS) – Elvie Gallo no longer hangs around her local grocery store, hoping for the odd job to put food...
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...
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