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Some 1.8 million people have been impacted by torrential downpours that have dumped double the usual amount of rainfall on the Congo, impacting nine out of the country’s 12 departments. In the three weeks since the government in Brazzaville declared…
The court documents reveal a horrifying list of alleged crimes perpetrated by Mr. Epstein, including sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, rape, sex trafficking, slavery, torture and the forced disappearance of women and children. Mr. Epstein died in August 2019 after prison…
The experts had previously written to the authorities after receiving information about three cases regarding allegations of sexual abuse of several children by their fathers and violations against the mothers who sought to protect them. In addition, the experts found…
Lacandona, the great Mayan jungle that extends through the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, is home to natural wealth and indigenous peoples’ settlements that are once again threatened by the probable reactivation of abandoned oil wells. Image: Ceiba by…
Reiterating urgent international calls for a ceasefire, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that there have been nearly 20,000 births since the start of widespread Israeli bombardment, in response to Hamas-led attacks in Israel that left some 1,200 dead and…
Betty Mtehemu, Deputy Chairperson of Fabric Clothes Sector, and Chairperson of the Women’s Union in Dar es Salaam’s Mchikichini Market. Opinion by Franck Kuwonu (united nations) Friday, January 19, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (IPS) – As African…
A farmer tending to her vegetable field in Bangladesh. Women make up 58% of Bangladesh’s agricultural workforce. Credit: BRAC Opinion by Asif Saleh (dhaka, bangladesh) Friday, January 19, 2024 Inter Press Service For a nation of 170 million people which has…
Workers take a break after unloading fish from the Sor Somboon 19 fishing vessel. Initial screenings conducted by Greenpeace revealed that the crew of this Thai trawler met internationally accepted definitions of forced labour. Credit: Greenpeace by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday,…
Wounded civilians at the Al Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Credit: WHO by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Friday, January 19, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (IPS) – Gaza’s healthcare system is “on its knees” as ongoing hostilities…
Approximately 4.3 million people, over half of them children, have been affected by a multifaceted crisis characterized by conflict, climate-induced disasters, hunger and epidemics. A military coup in July 2023 and the ensuing political instability has further exacerbated their plight.…
