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UN Chief's Ramadan Solidarity Visit Revives Rohingya Refugees Hope
- Inter Press Service
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Mar 15 (IPS) - When United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appeared before the Rohingya refugees wearing a traditional white panjabi, a costume of Muslims, to join an iftar party in Ukhiya refugee camp, thousands who had gathered waved to welcome him.
Trump, Democracy and the U.S. Constitution
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 14 (IPS) - In these turbulent and sad times, it is hard to keep quiet about abuses and violations of human rights taking place around the world; in eastern DR Congo, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Gaza. Among the most egregious examples of incomprehensible stances on such abuses is the behaviour displayed by the Trump Administration, not least the President’s behaviour against the lawfully elected president of Ukraine. Trump’s doubts about the validity of a nation’s desperate struggle against the forces of a dictatorial regime, which destroys their country and aims at taking over its richest territory.
Is UN in Danger of Losing its Battle for Gender Equality?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) - The Trump administration’s decision to abandon DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion— which was aimed at promoting fair treatment in the work place, is having its repercussions at the United Nations.
The US has been exerting pressure on UN agencies to drop DEI largely protecting minority groups, and women in particular, who have been historically underrepresented or subject to discrimination.
Trashing Jewish Values Risks Israel’s Survival as We Know It
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 13 (IPS) - 77 torturous years of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, punctuated by intense violence and wars, successive Netanyahu-led governments have shattered Jewish values to the core—values that have sustained and preserved Jewish lives for centuries and provided the moral foundation on which Israel was built.
United Nations’ New Efficiency Initiative is Aiming for Structural Changes to Operations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) - The United Nations chief announced on Wednesday (March 12) a new initiative that aims to assess areas of efficiency and improvement for the international organization to expand its efforts and recognize the need “for even greater urgency and ambition.”
UN Chief Launches New Initiative as World Faces Growing Challenges
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) - As we mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations this year, our world is facing challenges on every front. These trials and tests affect every aspect of our work: multiplying and enduring conflict; inadequate progress in reducing poverty and advancing sustainable development; the widespread flouting of international law and violation of human rights; the lack of guard rails for transformative technologies; and many other obstacles to effective multilateral responses.
Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need
- UN News
The United Nations is prioritising reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of a continued push to modernize the Organization.
Nuclear Testing in Kazakhstan Documentary Showcases Urgent Need for Nuclear Abolition
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (IPS) - The documentary I Want to Live On: The Untold Stories of the Polygon exposes the lifelong impacts of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan’s Semey region.
The G20: How it Works, Why it Matters and What Would be Lost if it Failed
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, Mar 11 (IPS) - Prof Daniel D. Bradlow is Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria.South Africa took over the presidency of the G20 at the end of 2024. Since then the world has become a more complex, unpredictable and dangerous place.
Society's Self-Sabotage: How Discrimination Cripples Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (IPS) - One look at the headlines recently and anyone would know that cuts to foreign aid are jeopardizing hard-won progress on a range of issues. AIDS is one of them.
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