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Captain Abdelrazakh – who joined the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in January 2021 – was deployed to Aguelhok super camp in the northeast when he was attacked by an armed terrorist group who was trying to take over the base and its outposts. He led a daring counterattack to defend the … Read more
Nigerians should not lobby against global COVID-19 vaccine inequality amid widespread looting of the national treasury. Credit: UNICEF/Nahom Tesfaye Opinion by Ifeanyi Nsofor (Abuja) Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Inter Press Service ABUJA, May 24 (IPS) – Nigeria’s Accountant General, the administrative head of the country’s treasury, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes … Read more
Lucky Agbavor survived child labor in Ghana and went to school selling ice cream. The Pentecostal Church pays for his tuition while he studies nursing, but he still sells juice to put food on the table. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS by Fawzia Moodley (Durban) Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Inter Press Service Durban, May 24 (IPS) – … Read more
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (Sydney and Kuala Lumpur) Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (IPS) – A class war is being waged in the name of fighting inflation. Too many central bankers are raising interest rates to the detriment of working families, ostensibly to control … Read more
“We have a critical opportunity to build consensus on how digital technologies can be used for the good of people and the planet, while addressing their risks,” Deputy Secretary General Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council. political affairs and peacebuilding. “But collective action by member states remains essential to achieve this goal.” New technologies support … Read more
The joint statement by the United Nations Employment Agency, the ILO, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Childhood (UNICEF) was released ahead of a two-day meeting in Amman, Jordan, aimed at addressing young people’s transition from learning to work, a key priority for adolescents and … Read more
She was in the Indonesian capital ahead of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which is taking place this week on the island of Bali. Civil society is the bedrock of survivors of gender-based violence. the @AND works with Yayasan Pulih in Indonesia to provide psychological and psychosocial support to women. pic.twitter.com/9FIqBta6WB — Amina … Read more
People in need will receive urgently needed shelter, healthcare, cash, protection services and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support. The situation is also worsening for migrants in Yemen, especially women – Chief of Mission IOM Over the past seven years, the conflict in Yemen between a Saudi-led pro-government coalition and Houthi rebels has sparked a … Read more
James Swan, who also leads the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), urged the authorities and the international community to take advantage of this “moment of opportunity”. Spirit of collaboration “We call on Somali leaders to work together in a spirit of collaboration and national goal. We call on Somalia’s international friends and partners, … Read more
Opinion by Joseph Chamie (Portland, United States) Monday, May 23, 2022 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, May 23 (IPS) – Illegal immigration in the 21st century poses a serious dilemma for the world. Governments in virtually every region of the globe seem unsure how to address the two central dimensions of the dilemma. The first … Read more