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[ ] UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Jordan. Credit: Mohammad Ali Eid Ali/UN Photo by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Thursday, June 13, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (IPS) – This week has seen noteworthy steps from the international…

[ ] ECW Global Champion Somaya Faruqi. Credit: ECW by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday, June 13, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 13 (IPS) – The global community is marking a tragic milestone for human rights, children’s rights, and girls’ rights,…

[ ] In a speech marking 60 years of UN Trade and Development – the agency previously known by the acronym UNCTAD – the UN Secretary-General highlighted the multiple challenges standing in the way of a more sustainable and inclusive…

[ ] This was among the conclusions listed in the report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, released on Wednesday. “Amid months of losses and despair, retribution and atrocities,…

[ ] Osnir da Silva Rubez prepares the furrows that will take water from the São Francisco river to irrigate his crops in the Brazilian Semi-arid ecoregion. He refuses to join the local drip or micro-sprinkler irrigation system, which is…

[ ] In a video posted on social media, Karim Khan urged victim groups, civil society organizations, national authorities, and international partners to engage with his Office and provide any evidence and material relating to the ongoing atrocities being inflicted…

[ ] Some 260 people were abroad the vessel that had departed from Bossaso, in northeast Somalia, in the early hours of Sunday, bound for Yemen, about 330 kilometres (about 205 miles) away. “This recent tragedy is another reminder of…

[ ] The President and Prosecutor with the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) briefed ambassadors on progress made over the past two years as it moves closer towards wrapping up for good. The Mechanism was established by the…

[ ] “When children are subjected to physical or verbal abuse at home, or when they are deprived of social and emotional care from their loved ones, it can undermine their sense of self-worth and development,” said UNICEF Executive Director…

[ ] Racism is “an evil infecting countries and societies around the world” the UN chief said in his message marking theInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discriminationon 20 March 2024 —but it impacts communities differently. Credit: Unsplash/Clay Banks.…