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Nigeria in Search of a True Leader in Presidential Elections
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Feb 24 (IPS) - From all indications, President Muhammadu Buhari will be handing over a fractured nation that is deeply divided along ethnic and religious lines when he formally hands over to his successor on May 29, 2023. This would-be successor will be inheriting a country mired in economic woes threatening its corporate existence if he’s not assuming the job prepared to address these problems headlong.
Nigerias Post-Election Reset Needs Youth-Centred Accountable Leaders
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 24 (IPS) - Youth have already transformed the narrative of the 2023 elections, and it would be crucial for Nigeria’s newly elected president to consider their issues as he takes on the enormous task of rebuilding the country, says CIVICUS’ Advocacy and Campaigns Lead David Kode.
Beyond Zero Discrimination: A New Social Contract for Health and Care Workers
- Inter Press Service
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 24 (IPS) - While its origins may be rooted in the discrimination faced by people living with HIV, Zero Discrimination Day has evolved to celebrate commitments to the fundamental human right of being treated equally in law and in practice.
Early action saves lives, as Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique
- UN News
Tropical cyclone Freddy, one of the longest-lasting systems in the southern hemisphere, slammed into Mozambique on Friday, as UN agencies helped residents with early action.
Ukraine: 18 million need support as war enters second year
- UN News
One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly half the population – roughly 18 million people – need humanitarian aid and protection, the United Nations said on Friday.
UN Security Council hears echoed demands to end war in Ukraine
- UN News
The UN chief told the Security Council on Friday that “we need peace” in Ukraine, calling for urgent action on multiple fronts.
UNICEF appeals for support for children affected by Türkiye earthquakes
- UN News
A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called for greater support for boys and girls affected by the powerful earthquakes in Türkiye, which have left more than one million people homeless.
Ukraine: ‘Calling it a crisis seems so insignificant compared to everyday reality on the ground’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
The people of Ukraine remain resilient a year since Russia’s 24 February invasion but “humanitarian aid is as necessary as ever,” according to the UN’s most senior official in the country.
Gender Central to Parliamentarians Programme of Action
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 23 (IPS) - The post-COVID-19 period has been a crucial one for members of parliament who have their work cut out to ensure that issues that arose during the pandemic are addressed, especially concerning the ICPD25 commitments and programmes of action for universal access to sexual and reproductive rights, gender-based violence and building peaceful, just and inclusive societies. Across the world, progress toward achieving the SDGs by 2030 was impacted during the pandemic.
Ticking Time Bombs for the Most Defenceless: The Children (II)
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Feb 23 (IPS) - While the world’s biggest powers and their giant private corporations continue to attach high priority to their military –and commercial– dominance, both of them being shockingly profitable, entire generations are being lost to deadly armed conflicts, devastating climate catastrophes, diseases, hunger and more imposed impoverishment.
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