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Speaking Out for SRHR: Why Lived Experiences Must Shape Policy and Practice
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 07 (IPS) - Just a month ago, I found myself in a hospital, anxiously waiting for my son to be attended to. As we sat quietly in one of the waiting rooms, an emergency case was wheeled in — a young woman, barely out of her teens. Her face contorted in visible pain. Her dress was soaked with blood, which had begun to pool beneath the wheelchair and trickle onto the floor.
World Press Freedom Day 2025: Protect Elections from AI Information Pollution
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) - The prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the flow and access of information, which has a wider influence on how freedom of expression is affected. National and local elections can demonstrate the particular strengths and vulnerabilities that can be exploited as AI is used to influence voters and political campaigns. As people grow more critical of institutions and the information they receive, governments and tech companies must exercise their responsibility to protect freedom of expression during elections.
New Forms of Power-Sharing are Needed to Uphold Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 07 (IPS) - A UN groundbreaking report published in 1982 laid the legal ground for defining the inalienable rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The document, written by José Martínez Cobo, a United Nations Special Rapporteur, analyzed the complex discrimination patterns faced by Indigenous Peoples.
Does the UN’s Restructuring Negotiations Leave the Staff Union Out in the Cold?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) - The UN’s proposed plans for restructuring the world body, currently under discussion at the highest echelons of the Secretariat, have provoked a protest from the UN Staff Union (UNSU) in New York which claims it is being left out of the ongoing negotiations.
DPR Korea ploughing ahead with nuclear and ballistic missile programme
- UN News
A top UN official has warned that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is ramping up its nuclear and missile programme in defiance of international law, as it moves into the final year of its military plan.
Port Sudan: Aid officials call for greater protection as drone attacks continue
- UN News
The UN has renewed its call to end the brutal conflict in Sudan after a surge in drone strikes, including in Port Sudan — the vital hub and lifeline for humanitarian aid.
Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza
- UN News
Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling their anguish into art in psychosocial support sessions provided by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA.
New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30
- UN News
Grim details emerged on Wednesday of Israeli airstrikes on a UN-run school in Gaza sheltering 2,000 displaced people, which reportedly killed 30 Palestinians sheltering there.
DR Congo aid operation reaches Beni with food supplies for thousands
- UN News
A UN food convoy has successfully delivered vital supplies to support tens of thousands of displaced people affected by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to humanitarian teams on the ground.
Life and Death in the United States: A Costly Anomaly
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, May 06 (IPS) - On the crucial matters of life and death, the United States is a costly anomaly. Simply stated, women and men in the US pay more? for health but get less? life.
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