Fiji’s Presidency of the Human Rights Council Brings Opportunity and Responsibility to the Pacific
Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan. Credit: Fiji Department of Information
By Miles Young and Ashley BoweSUVA, Fiji, Jan 22 2021 (IPS-Partners)
On Friday, 15 January, Ambassador ...
Protecting Mental Health of Families in a Pandemic
Credit: Unsplash /Melanie Wasser.
By Ifeanyi Nsofor and Shubha NageshABUJA, Jan 22 2021 – Dealing with COVID-19-related city lockdowns has been exceptionally stressful, particularly for those parents who have had to balance work, personal ...
Q&A: Why we Must Invest in Educating Children in Crisis-Hit Burkina Faso
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Director Yasmine Sherif speaks to crisis-affected children in Burkina Faso. ECW has launched a multi-year programme in the country, providing $11 million in funding, but a further $48 million is needed. Courtesy: ...
Personal Testimonies, Pledges Mark the Start of the ‘Fair Share to End Child Labour’ Campaign
Selimatha Salifu, a former child labourer from Ghana, is now a teacher working with children and encouraging them to continue their education. Salifu is one of two former child activists who addressed United Nations officials, business, faith, ...
President Biden Refuses to Make our Climate Crisis Worse
Cancels Canadian Tar Sands Pipeline Keystone XL
By Stephen LeahyJan 22 2021 – I wasn’t going to stop for the school bus stuck in the mud outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta in the heart of the Canada’s tar sands industry but my kids ...
Biden’s Arms Control Ambitions are Welcome—but Delivering Them will not be Easy
Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, briefs the members of the UN Security Council. Iran and US are both accused of undermining the 2015 nuclear deal. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
By Jan Eliasson and Dan SmithSTOCKHOLM, ...
“Teach Us How to Become Carpenters” – South Sudanese Want to Shape Their Future
Likuangole in Pibor County, one of the counties that have been hardest hit in the past years due to relentless conflict and organized violence as well as catastrophic floods. Crerdit: Marwa Awad
By Marwa AwadLikuangole, South Sudan, Jan 22 ...
With a War-Mongering President Gone, is the World Safe from Nuclear Brinkmanship?
Launching of “Reverse the Trend” and welcoming the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Credit: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 2021 – A war-mongering president, with his finger on the ...
Biotalys Submits First Protein-Based Biocontrol Registration Package to the EPA
GHENT, Belgium and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Biotalys NV, a transformative food and crop protection company, announces that it has submitted its first protein–based biocontrol, Evoca, ...
Trump Is Gone, Trumpism Lives On
By Anis ChowdhurySYDNEY, Jan 21 2021 – Impeachment or no impeachment, Trump is out of the White House. Trump goes with an approval rating of 34%, far behind his predecessor Barack Obama’s 60%. A majority, 54%, said Trump ought to be ...
