In a recent interview conducted with UN News, she emphasised the significance of her report and its purpose, holding to account one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. “It is unique that for the first time” one of the ‘P5’ permanent members of the Security Council…
Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Tuesday, November 07, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 07 (IPS) – There are five measures the Israeli government, along with the US and Saudi Arabia, should put in place to move the peace process forward. First, Israel must limit its ground invasion to…
Pupils eat their school lunch in Rwanda. Photo provided by WFP. by Paul Virgo (rome) Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Nov 06 (IPS) – Of the many things one might associate with a modern teenager, passion for wholegrain food is probably not the first that comes to mind….
Afghan women carry stories of sorrow and resilience. Credit: Learning Together Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service Nov 06 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons“When the sun rises in the morning,…
Women were reduced to cheerleaders in Zimbabwe’s recent 2023 general elections. Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (bulawayo) Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Nov 06 (IPS) – Zimbabwe’s recent election has exposed weak gender policies both at the political party and governmental levels as women were sidelined…
The Gaza Health Ministry said the death toll in the enclave surpassed 10,000 after four weeks of war with Israel. The updated figure was released after another night of intense strikes on Gaza during a communications blackout. The Biden administration expects more humanitarian aid to begin flowing into Gaza within…
The figure represents nearly 10 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the 2023 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) – the agency’s flagship report – which covers 154 countries. Acknowledgment and action It introduces the concept of the hidden costs and benefits of…
With the civil war between rival militaries now in its 200th day, children “continue to pay the highest price for a crisis not of their making – increasingly with their own lives”, said the agency in a statement. There are more children now displaced there than anywhere in the world,…
“With the conflict in Sudan, the conditions are not conducive for talks on the final status of Abyei. The progress that was made [earlier this year] unfortunately was not something that we could build upon,” Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Horn of Africa, told ambassadors. “Key…
Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 06 (IPS) – Since the 1967 Six Day War, many efforts have been made to reach a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians through mediation conducted by an impartial mediator, face-to face negotiations, international…
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