Young workers have been hit hardest by COVID fallout, says UN labour agency
The number of young people globally who can’t find a job this year is set to reach 73 million – that’s a full six...
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BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (IPS) – On August 3rd residents of the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw were suddenly awakened by the sound of military helicopters in...
Children affected by conflict cannot wait for their education
From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, is helping millions of...
Under the Black Sea Initiative so far, 12 vessels have been “authorized to depart the Ukrainian ports,” the acting UN coordinator for the grain...
UN experts on Wednesday denounced the decision by Belarus to withdraw from an international agreement that upholds people’s right to access information, as well...
The UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, has called for action to curb cryptocurrencies in developing nations, in three policy briefs published on Wednesday. ...
Dozens of people are said to be missing after a boat of migrants and refugees sank in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday off the...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 10 (IPS) – The upcoming summit on Education, part of the UN Secretary General’s ambitious agenda, can truly bring accountability and...
Zimbabwe Makes First Journalist Arrests Under Cybersecurity Law
Bulawayo, Aug 10 (IPS) – Zimbabwe’s press freedom credentials suffered further criticism with the arrest of two journalists from a privately-owned newspaper charged with...
Climate Change Conclusion: Time for Bold Action
PORTLAND, USA, Aug 10 (IPS) – With climate change bringing about increasing numbers of human deaths and untold suffering, and rising economic, social, and...
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