UNDP An image of an endangered Malaysian tiger, pictured by a camera trap. Thursday, July 28, 2022 UN News The Malayan tiger is a critically endangered species, at a real risk of extinction, mainly as a result of illegal poaching and wildlife trafficking: according to the Malaysian authorities, fewer than…
Activists have asked for gender sensitizing of the police, rather than the so-called Romeo squad. Source: Twitter by Mehru Jaffer (lucknow) Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Inter Press Service Lucknow, Jul 27 (IPS) – Romeo is a bad word in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s largest province with nearly 25 million people. While…
Opinion by Nadeem Qureshi (karachi, pakistan) Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 27 (IPS) – In recent days, as Pakistan’s economic woes have intensified, a veritable cottage industry has developed to suggest ways of putting the country back on track. The latest entrant in this field is…
Thomas Andrews said he was “outraged and devastated” following what’s believed to be the first use of capital punishment in the Southeast Asian nation in decades. I’m devastated by news that former parliamentarian Zeyar Thaw and longtime activist Ko Jimmy were executed with two others today. UN Member States must…
The UN Country Team called for an “immediate cessation” to the election-related violence amidst a deteriorating security situation in the Highlands region of the southwest Pacific island, with Government sources confirming “deaths, assaults, rape, and the extensive destruction of property and infrastructure”. Investigation and prosecution call The UN in PNG is calling…
“Sri Lanka’s economic collapse needs immediate global attention, not just from humanitarian agencies, but from international financial institutions, private lenders and other countries who must come to the country’s aid,” they said in statement. The nine experts expressed alarm over record high inflation, rising commodity prices, power shortages, a crippling…
Herder D. Chimiddulam waits at home for her son, who is looking for missing livestock. Credit: Namuunbolor Tumur-Ochir/IPS by Namuunbolor Tumur-Ochir (bat ulzii district, mongolia) Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Inter Press Service BAT ULZII DISTRICT, Mongolia, Jul 19 (IPS) – “My son went after his cow. He will come soon. Our…
Opinion by Charles Seevali Abeysekera (bromley, uk) Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Inter Press Service BROMLEY, UK, Jul 19 (IPS) – Sri Lanka is officially bankrupt and a failed state in all but name. How did a country of 22 million people with a level of literacy on par with most of…
In a statement issued on Friday on behalf of the UN in Sri Lanka, Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer, said that it was “imperative that the transition of power is accompanied by broad and inclusive consultation within and outside Parliament.” According to news reports, Mr. Rajapaksa offered his resignation after fleeing the country and arriving…
Woochong Um Opinion by Armida Alisjahbana – Woochong Um – Kanni Wignaraja (bangkok, thailand) Friday, July 15, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 15 (IPS) – The start of the “Decade of Action” to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has also marked the start of an unprecedented…
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