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Naomi Osakas Bravery can be a Teachable Moment about Mental Health
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Jun 02 (IPS) - Recently, Naomi Osaka, the number 2 ranked women’s tennis player in the world, said she would not participate in the press conference at the French Open (Rolland-Garros) because she wanted to protect her mental health.
Mali: Military must ‘scrupulously’ respect human rights and free civilian leaders
- UN News
A UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday that Mali’s new military authorities should “scrupulously respect human rights” and release all leaders detained in last week’s coup.
Life Below Water the UN Calls for Action on Ocean Protection
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - President of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir has told a high-level debate on oceans that the world cannot afford to delay action on ocean protection. “There is simply no scenario wherein we live on a planet without an ocean,” he said.
UN chief condemns deadly attacks targeting displaced people in DR Congo
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks by insurgents in the east and bring the perpetrators to account.
COVID crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022
- UN News
The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of more than 200 million people next year, with women and youth workers worst-hit, UN labour experts said on Wednesday.
Bridging the Gaps Between Climate Action & Biodiversity Preservation
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 02 (IPS) - With the climate negotiations getting more and more intense in the light of ensuring meaningful achievements in the upcoming COP- 26 summit in Edinburgh, an event that is key to move forward the pathway towards a net zero future started in Paris, this year World Environment Day on June 5 assumes an even more emblematic meaning.
Calls for Zimbabwean Journalist Jeffrey Moyo to be Given a Fair Trail after Bail Denied
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 01 (IPS) - As international correspondent Jeffrey Moyo was denied bail for allegedly breaching a section of the Zimbabwe Immigration Act by helping two foreign journalists work in the country without proper media accreditation, local organisations have called for his release and for him to be accorded a fair trial.
Amidst COVID surge, Asia-Pacific region needs ‘immediate and stronger support’
- UN News
With the coronavirus still raging in many parts of the world, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday of vaccine shortages, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, and urged “immediate and stronger support” for the global COVAX initiative for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, “including for refugees and asylum-seekers”.
WFP feeds more than one million in Tigray, but needs support to reach more
- UN News
More than one million people in two areas of the war-ravaged Tigray region in Ethiopia have received emergency food assistance since distributions began in March, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.
Sowing Water by Restoring Ancient Ditches in the Peruvian Highlands
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jun 01 (IPS) - In the highlands near the capital of Peru, more than 3,000 metres above sea level, ageold water recovery techniques are being used to improve access to water for 1,400 families, for household consumption and for crops and livestock.
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