Everyone has a duty to help refugees rebuild their lives after a particularly difficult year for so many – that’s the message from UN...
Education Cannot Wait for Refugee Children in Crisis, says Yasmine Sherif
NEW YORK, Jun 19 (IPS) – With financing, the number of out-of-school refuges could be reduced to zero, Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot...
The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar said on Friday she has called for timely action from the Security Council in response to the ongoing...
Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN health agency reach the key global target of...
Africa Can Be Self-Sufficient in Rice Production
NAIROBI, Jun 18 (IPS) – Dr. Fadel Ndiame is AGRA’s Deputy PresidentEvery year, people in Sub-Saharan Africa consume 34 million tons of milled rice,...
To Fund Grand Inga Using Green Hydrogen, Equity and Ethics Matter
PARIS, Jun 18 (IPS) – Visions of Grand Inga, a proposed massive hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) powering much of...
A satellite’s view of a deadly 2019 eruption could improve volcano monitoring
On December 9, 2019, a cloud of steam and volcanic gases blasted out of New Zealand’s Whakaari, or White Island, volcano. Relative to eruptions...
António Guterres secures second term as UN Secretary-General, calls for new era of ‘solidarity and equality’
António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN Secretary-General, pledging as his priority, to continue helping the world chart a...
The number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, rose last year to nearly 82.4 million people, a further four percent...
The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the...
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