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Australia: Reconciliation Back to Square One?
[ad_1] Credit: Jenny Evans/Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Monday, November 20, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov 20 (IPS) –…
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For Every Child, Every RightDelivering Psychosocial Support for Crisis Impacted Children
[ad_1] Aya, a 5-year-old girl clutching her doll to ease her fear, gazes at Gaza’s sky filled with warplanes from inside an UNRWA school…
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Accelerating Change: Global Call to Action on World Toilet Day to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals
[ad_1] Marking World Toilet Day on November 19th, the global community faces a pressing sanitation crisis affecting 3.5 billion people. Credit: Lova Rabary-Rakontondravony/IPS Opinion…
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From the Field: Transforming lives in Darién jungle
[ad_1] © IOM/Gema Cortés Migrants come ashore from the Chucunaque River after crossing the Darién jungle. A rising number of migrants are attempting the…
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Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital
[ad_1] Fuel deliveries for aid operations in the enclave, home to 2.3 million Palestinians, have been largely prohibited since Hamas’ attack on Israel on…
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COP28: Climate Summit in Closed Civic Space
[ad_1] Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Nov 17 (IPS) –…
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US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel – the Largest Ever
[ad_1] Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II : a Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter aircraft- (Wikipedia) by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press…
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The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation & Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help.
[ad_1] Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 17 (IPS) – Two centuries ago,…
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Gaza: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns
[ad_1] “What we do know is that the health system is on its knees,” said Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization Representative in the…
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Argentines Get Used to the Fact that Inflation Can Always Get Worse
[ad_1] José Lonardi stands in his tiny candy and beverage shop in downtown Buenos Aires. Customers, he says, have lost all reference points for…
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Good for Girls and Good for the Planet: Eco-Friendly Sanitary Towels
[ad_1] Stephany Musombi and engineers preparing the banana stems for processing at KIRDI. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPS by Wilson Odhiambo (nairobi) Thursday, November 16, 2023 Inter…
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A Bigger and More Relevant Role for Youth Within the UN System – Part II
[ad_1] According to the UN, the world today is home to 1.9 billion young people, most of whom live in developing countries. Young people…
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Forced Labor: Exposing Dark Web of Fisheries Labour Abuses
[ad_1] The Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI), with Greenpeace, Indonesia, conducted a peaceful action in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to encourage…
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Deaths in the Israel-Hamas Conflict
[ad_1] Source: Reported estimates from various sources with links provided in text. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Inter Press Service…
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New Robotic-Assisted Surgery Offers Inspiring Hope for Rwanda
[ad_1] An artist’s impression of the completed Centre of Excellence in Kigali. The center supported by IRCAD is expected to assist with the training…
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What Is Israel’s End-Game in Gaza?
[ad_1] Missile strikes on Gaza are continuing. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, November 13, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW…
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‘Taking Palestine Back to 2005’ — UN Warns of Socioeconomic Impacts of Gaza War
[ad_1] Girl stands among the ruins in Gaza. The UNDP warns that the continued war with its loss of life and infrastructure could take…
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Gaza: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks
[ad_1] The regional directors of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), children’s agency UNICEF and health agency WHO, said they were “horrified”…
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‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia
[ad_1] Philippe Lazzarini was addressing an emergency summit convened by the League of Arab States and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation where he called for…
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Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief
[ad_1] In a statement, the Israeli military denied that it had targeted Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which they claim is above a Hamas…