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Consign chemical weapons to ‘pages of history’, urges disarmament chief
- UN News
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the historic Chemical Weapons Convention on Friday, the UN chief described the treaty as “a major achievement” in disarmament.
Deaths at sea on migrant routes to Europe almost double, year on year
- UN News
More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic last year, hoping to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, appealing for $163.5 million to assist and protect thousands of refugees and asylum seekers.
Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Apr 29 (IPS) - Desperate to escape the rural area where she was engaged in the informal economy in Kayonza, a district in Eastern Rwanda, Sharon* made a long and arduous journey to Kenya in the hope of a well-paid job.
Extreme heat impacting millions across India and Pakistan
- UN News
With extreme heat gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, the two countries are working to roll out life-saving health action plans to combat the heatwave, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
Government Ministries Must Collaborate to End Teenage Pregnancy Crisis in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
Apr 29 (IPS) - The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently reported there were 45,754 cases of adolescent pregnancies between January and February this year - that translates to 700 cases a day. Of the total number, at least 2000 of these cases resulted from sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), a figure which is likely lower than the reality.
Biodiversity: Indigenous Peoples, the Last Custodians
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Apr 29 (IPS) - Every now and then, experts remind that the Indigenous Peoples are the best (and last?) custodians of the essential web of life: biodiversity.
Baby formula industry must end 'misleading and aggressive’ online marketing: World Health Organization
- UN News
The $55 billion baby formula industry must end exploitative online marketing targeting parents, particularly mothers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Friday.
UN Aims at People-Centered Governance in a Post-Pandemic World
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 29 (IPS) - The recently disseminated Zero Draft Ministerial Declaration of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)-- the main UN event to track the member states’ progress to achieve the Agenda 2030 slated to be held in the first half of July-- is a disappointment.
World Press Freedom Faces a Perfect Storm
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Apr 29 (IPS) - Empowered by a global pandemic and the drum beats of war, the strongest despots are growing more despotic, and criminal cartels even more brazen in their violence. Extremists of various hues are also stepping out of the shadows. Just when the world most needs press freedom to thrive, the liberties that societies only really treasure when they are emasculated are coming under more pressure from different directions, old and new.
Mali’s Press ban reflects growing regional intolerance, says UN rights office
- UN News
Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is a worrying development in itself but it also reflects growing regional intolerance towards freedom of expression, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
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