Africa drought: Some children just ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ UNICEF warns
On Tuesday, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF warned that children in the Horn of Africa and the vast Sahel region “could die in devastating numbers”...
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SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (IPS) – After four years of Trump’s ‘America first’ isolationism, US President Joe Biden announced “America is back”....
Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported...
The UN human rights chief on Monday welcomed the announcement from the Prime Minister of Singapore, that the city State would move to repeal a law...
Authorities in Iran must stop the persecution and harassment of religious minorities, a group of independent UN human rights experts said in a statement...
Stand in ‘firm solidarity’ with victims of violence based on religion or belief, urges UN chief
On the International Day for victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief, commemorated on Monday, the UN chief reiterated his staunch...
Recommit to “dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust”, Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN Security Council on Monday, describing them as “the eternal...
The Challenges of High Fertility, Rapidly Growing Populations
PORTLAND, USA, Aug 22 (IPS) – While most countries in the world have made the transition from high to low rates of deaths and...
MINNESOTA, USA, Aug 22 (IPS) – Once again, Kenya finds itself at a crossroads. The current events in Kenya illustrate how and why electoral...
And of Water We Made Every Living Thing
MADRID, Aug 22 (IPS) – This is how the Muslims’ Holy Book – the Quran refers to the most precious element of life. Read...
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