MONA, Jamaica, Jun 17 (IPS) – On Monday June 20, there will be an informal high-level UN meeting to mark the commemoration of the...
Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti, discussions about the country’s future governance remain deadlocked, UN Special Representative Helen La Lime said in...
Sri Lanka: WFP ramps up emergency support, beginning with pregnant mothers in need
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking...
Socio-economic meltdown leaves Lebanese ‘hanging on by a thread’
With livelihoods in tatters and hopes almost shattered, the Lebanese are “hanging on by a thread,” the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on...
Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians
A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States...
Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees
The human rights situation in Nicaragua has continued to decline over the past three months, with detainees being held in appalling conditions, civic space...
Sudan: One-third of population faces acute food insecurity
One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a new assessment released on Thursday by the World...
Bilingual Intercultural Education, an Endangered Indigenous Right in Peru
LIMA, Jun 16 (IPS) – “I always express myself in Quechua and I don’t feel I’m less of a person,” said Elías Ccollatupa, 47,...
Challenge for 2023: Guaranteeing Sufficient Food Production
ROME, Jun 16 (IPS) – This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General at FAOIf the war in Ukraine and other conflicts around...
These tiny marsupials survived wildfires only to face extinction from feral cats
Few marsupials have gone from miraculous survival to the brink of extinction as quickly as the Kangaroo Island dunnart. In 2019 and 2020, devastating...
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