by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, June 20, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (IPS) – The 164-member World Trade Organization (WTO) has implicitly rubber-stamped a widely-condemned policy of “vaccine apartheid” which has discriminated the world’s poorer nations, mostly in Africa and Asia, depriving them of any wide-ranging intellectual…
The Guinean peacekeeper was killed by an improvised explosive device, which detonated during a UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) mine detection operation. “The Secretary-General conveys his heartfelt condolences to the family of the victim and his brothers in arms, as well as to the people and authorities of Guinea,”…
For Isatou Ceesay and Tombong Njie, the term “witch hunt” is not metaphorical. Under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, they were both literally condemned as witches. “He held people in custody, tortured them, and that was the end of them,” says Ms. Ceesay. “We were so embarrassed to…
Two young victims of human trafficking, who were rescued from the Dzaleka Refugee Camp, are receiving support at a shelter in Malawi. Credit: UNODC by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, June 17, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 17 (IPS) – In addition to slave selling and buying deals in public squares,…
According to an alert from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, almost 16,000 mostly women and children, have been displaced to Dori, after gunmen killed at least 79 people in the town of Seytenga, which is close to the border with Niger. Door-to-door killers “The new arrivals in Dori gave accounts of…
The Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment (CFSVA) shows that the combined effects of economic and political crises; conflict and displacement; climate shocks; and a poor harvest in the past agricultural season are among the key drivers of the emergency. As millions of people are being “pushed deeper into hunger…
Women display sorted gums and gum resins at a local market in Marsabit County. The women have greatly benefited economically through harvesting and selling non-wood products. Credit: Robert Kibet/IPS by Robert Kibet (nairobi) Thursday, June 16, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Jun 16 (IPS) – Clad in traditional regalia and necklaces…
Peatland Forest in DRC. Credit: Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace Opinion by Tal Harris, Raphael Mavambu (kinshasa) Thursday, June 16, 2022 Inter Press Service KINSHASA, Jun 16 (IPS) – Nine of the 16 oil blocks to be auctioned in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next month overlap Protected Areas, according to…
Ingabire Muziga Mamy, Managing Director, Charis Unmanned Aerial Solutions Rwanda, provides drone services for spraying gardens with pesticides, among other farming activities in Rwanda. Technology is crucial to improving food security, researchers say. CREDIT: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Jun 15 (IPS)…
The incident occurred on Saturday night when armed men launched an assault on the town of Seytenga, located in the Sahel region in the north of the country. At least 79 people were killed, according to media reports. ‘Spare no effort’ “The Secretary-General calls on the Burkinabè authorities to spare…
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