Parfait Muhani, Project Supervisor at UNICEF-supported Congolese NGO REMED, is educating children about mpox symptoms and prevention measures in Chireja village, South Kivu province, DR Congo, on 13 September 2024. Credit: UNICEF/ Christian Mirindi Johnson By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 2024 (IPS) Yesterday, India’s Federal Health Ministry reported the […]

By CIVICUSSep 26 2024 (IPS)   CIVICUS discusses the upcoming election of new members of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council with Madeleine Sinclair, New York Office Director and Legal Counsel at the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR). The Human Rights Council plays a crucial role in addressing […]

Achieving the goal of tripling renewables generation capacity by 2030, and more broadly decarbonizing the global electricity system, requires active SPCU involvement. Credit: Bigstock. By Philippe Benoit and Leonardo BeltranWASHINGTON DC, Sep 25 2024 (IPS) The climate community, meeting this week once again on the margins of the UN General […]

Maria Naeku, a Maasaiwoman in Mikese village in Mvomero district tends to her vegetable garden.Credit: Kizito Makoye Shigela/IPS By Kizito MakoyeMVOMERO, Tanzania, Sep 24 2024 (IPS) In the scorching sun of Mikese village in Tanzania’s eastern Mvomero district, 31-year-old Maria Naeku tirelessly tends to her small vegetable patch. Each time […]

Dr. Tshilidzi Marwala, USG and Rector of the United Nations University, and Ms. Kaoru Nemeto, Director of the United Nations Information Centre, during a discussion titled ‘Building the Future: Synergetic Collaboration on Nuclear and Climate Crises.’ Credit: Soka Gakkai International By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Sep 23 2024 (IPS) Driving the […]