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[ad_1] It’s a struggle for artisanal miners working in South Africa to be legalised due to onerous requirements. Credit: NAAM by Fawzia Moodley (johannesburg) Friday, March 24,...
[ad_1] The UN chief drew a parallel between the spirit of “understanding and compassion” which characterizes Ramadan, and the mission of the United Nations, “to foster...
[ad_1] During the UN Water Conference, held at UN Headquarters between 22-24 March, Two countries joined the Convention, against the backdrop of a growing global water...
[ad_1] “The international armed conflict has led to a wide range of human rights violations affecting both civilians and combatants”, the executive summary states, adding that the...
[ad_1] Her appeal follows the latest arrest of prominent rights defender Khurram Parvez, who has been in detention for more than a year on charges related...
[ad_1] Opinion by Shivan Fazil, Alaa Tartir (stockholm, sweden) Friday, March 24, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 24 (IPS) – Over the past two decades...
[ad_1] Pinar Selek, a Turkish writer, is the victim of one of the most Kafkaesque trials in Turkey’s history. Credit: Juantxo Egaña/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (biarritz, france)...
[ad_1] Opinion by Marine Olivesi (ouagadougou, burkina faso) Thursday, March 23, 2023 Inter Press Service OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Mar 23 (IPS) – Over a million children in...
[ad_1] Juma Kiboi displays pre-fermented animal feeds ready to be fed to dairy cows. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS by Isaiah Esipisu (nakuru, kenya) Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Inter...
[ad_1] The UN rights chief called on Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign the bill into law, saying that it would mean lesbian, gay and...
[ad_1] The UN Water Conference, which opened on Wednesday, is taking place as this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged. The three-day event...
[ad_1] Black Sea Grain Initiative has been renewed – for now. Credit: Ihor Oinua/Unsplash by Alexander Kozul-Wright (geneva) Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Mar...
[ad_1] Jean Claude Muhire, Rwanda Program Director of BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative, a flagship program at BRAC International, and Samuel Dusengiyumva, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry...
[ad_1] Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, has been attracting hundreds of thousands of Russians since the war in Ukraine started in February 2022. The city is a favored...
[ad_1] Covering 31 per cent of Earth’s land and providing a home to 80 per cent of all land-based species, forests are crucial to human health...
[ad_1] Opinion by Daud Khan, Stephen Akester (rome / london) Monday, March 20, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME / LONDON, Mar 20 (IPS) – On March 4...
[ad_1] Karim Asad Ahmad Khan was elected on 12 February 2021 as the new chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe...
[ad_1] Only a few survivors of the World War Two Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings are still alive to share their memories. Acutely aware that she...
[ad_1] Water is at the core of sustainable development. It supports all aspects of life on Earth, and access to safe and clean water is a...
[ad_1] In an ancient Peruvian folktale, a hummingbird fetches water to put out a forest fire, one drop at a time. The other animals look on...