UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) – A spike in state-sanctioned executions worldwide – including in Iran, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and more recently Myanmar –...
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The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) denounced on Tuesday the hanging of two inmates in Changi Prison, located in the eastern part of Singapore....
Three UN-appointed independent human rights experts returned from Ethiopia on Tuesday after working to negotiate access to areas important for investigations. Read the full story,...
Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the...
Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the...
Two of the largest reservoirs in the United States are at dangerously low levels due to the climate crisis and overconsumption of water, which...
The landmark truce in Yemen, which has been holding since April, has been renewed for an additional two months through 2 October, UN Special...
Biogas Production Awaits Greater Incentives in Cuba
HAVANA, Aug 02 (IPS) – Standing in front of a blue flame on her stove, getting ready to brew coffee, Mayra Rojas says the...
Doubts Raised Over Conditions of Mexicos Mangroves
SINANCHÉ, Mexico, Aug 02 (IPS) – Two extremes of coastal development can be found side-by-side in the small community of San Crisanto, in the...
Slow food, Accelerating Biodiversity in the Field and On Our Plates
BULAWAYO, Aug 02 (IPS) – Edward Mukiibi was forced to do agriculture at school as punishment for misbehaviour. Read the full story, “Slow food,...
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