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[ad_1] Irene Grace says human rights defenders hiding in Kenya fear harassment and intimidation due to a decline in civic rights. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce...
[ad_1] Opinion by Tanja Sejersen – Nicola Richards – Victoria Fan (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 20 (IPS) – Each...
[ad_1] With forced displacement at a record high of 110 million people around the world, Mr. Guterres called for more solutions to resettle refugees and help...
[ad_1] Woman and child walk through flood waters in east Jakarta, Indonesia. Climate change impacts are becoming more severe, and there is concern that vulnerable developing...
[ad_1] These human tragedies are playing out at Europe’s land and sea borders on a daily basis. The first quarter of this year marked the deadliest...
[ad_1] Yohei Sasakawa chronicles his campaign to rid the world of leprosy in his biography Making the Impossible Possible. Credit: Hurst Publishers by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday,...
[ad_1] Hate speech reinforces discrimination and stigma and is most often aimed at women, refugees and migrants, and minorities. If left unchecked, it can even harm...
[ad_1] In this feature, part of a series exploring trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on migrant smuggling. Migrant smugglers have been reaping rich dividends...
[ad_1] Social media’s role in crushing hate speech From COVID-19 to climate change, hateful exchanges among those with opposing views is a growing concern, said Latifa...
[ad_1] The unpaved road to the village is bumpy and sandy. For people living here, however, the path and the intense heat are part of daily...
[ad_1] Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, June 16, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jun 16 (IPS) – If you’ve never heard of the...
[ad_1] Kenya is dealing with a serious solid waste management crisis. An estimated 22,000 tonnes of waste is generated in Kenya per day, and at least...
[ad_1] Credit: NicoElNino / Shutterstock.com Opinion by Robert Whitfield (london) Friday, June 16, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jun 16 (IPS) – Regulation of a technology typically...
[ad_1] The rapid changes in the Artic and Antarctic have serious implications for these regions, and for global weather and climate. The alert follows expert meetings...
[ad_1] Lachezara Stoeva was addressing a special crisis meeting on Haiti organized by ECOSOC to address the country’s urgent food security needs and noted that the...
[ad_1] On Friday, relief supplies were delivered to vulnerable families in the rural Kherson region close to the front line. The destruction of the dam on...
[ad_1] Martina Santa Cruz, a peasant farmer from the village of Sacllo in the southern Peruvian Andes highlands department of Cuzco, is pleased with her remodeled...
[ad_1] by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, June 15, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) – As artificial intelligence (AI) turns into a global...
[ad_1] Opinion by Richard Kozul Wright (geneva) Thursday, June 15, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Jun 15 (IPS) – After years of failing to meet climate finance...
[ad_1] A photo of journalists dedicated to covering the agendas of nearby communities, like these ones in a town in Colombia, is uncommon in poor areas...