Nonagenarian Opposition Backer Contends for Change in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Aug 04 (IPS) – Idah Hanyani, popularly known as Gogo Chihera, has backed the opposition since Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980. Read the...
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) – Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his address to the UN press corps while launching the...
Human rights experts call for international investigation into 2020 Beirut explosion
A cohort of independent UN experts has called on the Human Rights Council to launch an international investigation into the massive explosion in Beirut two year ago, with a...
Amid growing restrictions on civic space and press freedoms in Cambodia, journalists are being increasingly subjected to various forms of harassment, pressure, and violence,...
A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission of two human rights experts who were murdered in...
UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis
As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential cost-of-living crisis for hundreds of millions of people, the...
UN renews commitment to Yazidi community eight years after ISIL onslaught
Every effort must be made to support the Yazidi community in Iraq, the United Nations said on Wednesday, marking eight years since the extremist...
A Demographic Snapshot of the Philippines: One Step Forward, a Half Step Back
DAVAO CITY, Philippines, Aug 03 (IPS) – With the national election and transfer of power in the Philippines from outgoing President Duterte to incoming...
The first, eagerly-awaited commercial shipment of grain to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa since Russia’s invasion more than five months ago, was cleared...
Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs
MADRID, Aug 03 (IPS) – Human beings have proved to be capable of producing innumerable practical inventions while much too often making the worst...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now